Es ist die schwerste Ölkatastrophe der US-Geschichte - und die teuerste noch dazu: BP sitzt auf Kosten von 9,5 Milliarden Dollar.
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Ölkonzern BP
Kampf gegen Ölpest kostet fast zehn Milliarden Dollar
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Am 20. April war die Bohrinsel "Deepwater Horizon" explodiert. Mit allen Mitteln wurde versucht, den Abfluss von Öl ins Meer zu stoppen. So wurde das Öl auch abgebrannt, wie auf dem Foto zu sehen.
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Fishermen stop to look at dispersed oil floating on top of the water in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, USA, 05 May 2010. The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded on 20 April and has been leaking oil into the Gulf of Mexico at a rate of 5000 to 20,000 barrels day. EPA/PAUL BUCK +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
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A handout photograph released by Greenpeace on 30 April 2010 shows a clean up boat laying out oil booms along Port East in the Gulf of Mexico south of Louisiana where oil leaking from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead continues to spread on 29 April 2010. A BP leased oil platform exploded April 20 and sank after burning. Eleven workers are missing, presumed dead. A scientist from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration had concluded that oil is leaking at the rate of 5,000 barrels a day, not 1,000 as had been estimated. EPA/SEAN GARDNER / GREENPEACE / HANDOUT IMAGE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD BY EXTERNAL MEDIA FOR 14 DAYS AFTER RELEASE. TERMS OF HAND-OUT: NO RESALE, NO ARCHIVE, FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NOT FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
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Handout photo from the US Coast Guard made available on 30 April 2010 shows ontracted workers from US Environmental Services organize boom for deployment at the Venice, Louisiana, USA, staging area on 29 April 2010 as part of the preventive measures being taken to keep the Gulf oil spill from reaching the coastlines. Staging areas have been placed in areas so quick deployment of assets and personnel could be utilized to protect environmentally sensitive areas. EPA/MARC MORRISON/HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY / NO SALES +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
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Pelicans and other shore birds nest on Breton Island, Louisiana, USA, 30 April 2010. A double boom has been placed protectively around much of the island. In the background is an idle Jack-up barge, used to work unmanned oil wells. Staging areas are being set up along the Gulf Coast to actively identify, target and protect environmentally and economically sensitive areas as the Deepwater Horizon spill continues to spread. The mobile offshore drilling platform located in the Gulf of Mexico 52 miles southeast of Venice, Louisiana, was engulfed in flames after an explosion 20 April 2010 that left 11 workers missing and presumed dead. EPA/ANN HEISENFELT +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
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DELACROIX, LA - MAY 01: Mike Labat prepares to release a crab back into the water after pulling the trap because of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on May 1, 2010 in Delacroix, Louisiana. As oil-polluted waters approach the Louisiana coast, fishermen don't want to take chances selling possibly contaminated crabs so they are pulling their traps and dumping their catches. Oil is still leaking out of the Deepwater Horizon wellhead at a estimated rate of 1,000-5,000 barrels a day. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
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DELACROIX, LA - MAY 01: Baskets of Drum fish are seen after a fishermen brought in the last of his catch before his fishing area was closed because of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on May 1, 2010 in Delacroix, Louisiana. Oil is still leaking out of the Deepwater Horizon wellhead at a estimated rate of 1,000-5,000 barrels a day. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
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In this aerial photo taken in the Gulf of Mexico more than 50 miles southeast of Venice on Louisiana's tip, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig is seen burning Wednesday, April 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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This image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon Wednesday April 21, 2010. The Coast Guard by sea and air planned to search overnight for 11 workers missing since a thunderous explosion rocked an oil drilling platform that continued to burn late Wednesday. (AP Photo/US Coast Guard)
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