14 DAY TRIAL // It looks like the time has come for oil and gas giant BP to crack open a bottle of champagne and sit back and relax as folks marvel at the amazing job it has done handling the massive oil spill it caused in the Gulf of Mexico back in 2010.
Thus, the company says that, together with the United States Coast Guard, it has successfully completed cleanup activities along the Gulf's shoreline.
Fuel Fix informs that, according to BP, these cleanup operations cost the company an impressive $14 billion (€10.12 billion) and targeted about 778 miles (about 1,252 kilometers) of the Gulf's shoreline.
Commenting on their successful completion, John Mingé said, “Immediately following the Deepwater Horizon accident, BP committed to cleaning the shoreline and supporting the Gulf’s economic and environmental recovery.”
“Completing active cleanup is further indication that we are keeping that commitment,” the Chairman and President of BP America went on to argue.
Although active cleanup activities are now officially completed, the oil and gas giant says that it will remain on standby, and that, should more oil be discovered, it will be ready to intervene and remove it.
“Even though active cleanup has ended, we will keep resources in place to respond quickly at the Coast Guard’s direction if potential Macondo oil is identified and requires removal,” Laura Folse, BP’s executive vice President for Response and Environmental Restoration, said.