The three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected arguments made by BP that there were errors in the June 4 ruling by U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier on BP’s Clean Water Act liability. The oil giant is still liable for federal Clean Water Act damages stemming from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which could ultimately bring $18 billion in penalties.
BP and its minority partner in the Macondo well, Anadarko Petroleum Corp., have requested the full 15-member court to reconsider the issue.
Judge Carl Barbier is set to determine how much the companies are responsible for paying in Clean Water Act fines at a January trial.
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