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The British Government has taken a close interest in the regulatory and legal action
in the US against BP following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 and has discussed
this issue with the US authorities on several occasions. It remains concerned that
BP, like all British companies, should receive fair and equitable treatment at the
same time as dealing fairly with the consequences of the spill. The Government’s support
for BP’s activities in the US has included submitting an amicus brief before the Southern
Texas District Court on 2 December 2013 in support of BP in its case regarding its
disbarment from US government contracts by the US Environmental Protection Agency
– a bar which has since been lifted.
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