Mitsui’s Moex, Anadarko Sue BP Over Gulf Blowout, Oil Spill

BP Plc was sued by Mitsui & Co.’s Moex Offshore LLC unit and Anadarko Petroleum Corp. over economic losses from the blown-out Macondo well and the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that followed.

Moex and Anadarko, both minority partners in the well, claim BP broke its partnership agreement and have asked a federal judge in New Orleans to declare they aren’t responsible for damages and cleanup costs created by the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. The companies said BP was responsible for the blowout and the spill.