US judge approves $1 billion Transocean spill settlement

Feb 20, 2013, 09:38:19 AM |
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A US judge approved a $1 billion settlement for civil penalties against the rig operator involved in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the worst environmental disaster in American history. The decision came after a $400 million settlement of criminal penalties against Transocean was approved.