After experiencing the largest crude oil spill in the history of the United States (74.36, -0.07, -0.09%), the Florida government may claim more than one billion U.S. dollars from BP to fill the budget gap. At the same time, other states along the Gulf Coast are also considering their own choices.
Steve Yerrid, a lawyer who was selected by Florida Governor Charlie Crist to provide legal services related to oil spills, said that the state government may require a preliminary claim application. BP has made more than one billion US dollars in compensation to compensate for the state’s tax losses. BP has not responded to this.
Kathy Castor, a member of the Florida State Party, said in an interview yesterday: “We urgently need a transitional payment, just like those small business owners who are desperate to keep going.â€
Todd Stacy, the press secretary of Bob Riley, the Republican governor of Alabama, said yesterday that the state government has filed a $148 million claim with BP for the reason that Revenues from counties such as Mobile and Baldwin along the Gulf of Mexico have decreased. Stasi also said that the state is expected to make more claims.
Troy King, Alabama’s attorney general, said on Friday that the state is suing BP and Transocean for the “catastrophic damage†caused by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. ) and Halliburton (HAL). At the time, he said: "We are asking these companies to make full compensation for the damage suffered by the state of Alabama as a whole," but declined to disclose the specific amount of compensation.
In addition to the above companies, Alabama also listed companies such as Anadarko Petroleum Corp (APC) as defendants.
In this crude oil spill, Louisiana’s coastline and waters suffered the most serious damage. In addition, the economies of states such as Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida also suffered from this incident. Jim Hood, Mississippi State Attorney General, said he was not clear whether the state planned to require BP to make an emergency compensation. "But we have been willing to accept debtors' negotiations on partial payments."
According to revised estimates released by US government scientists, the total amount of crude oil leaking from damaged wells has reached 4.9 million barrels, making it the largest accidental crude oil spill in the history of the United States.