LONDON – BP Plc's court claim against Transocean Ltd has received a boost after the United States Coast Guard found the rig owner contributed to the Gulf of Mexico the oil spill, the Sunday Telegraph reported.
The newspaper reported that, in a 288-page report into the disaster, the U.S. Coast Guard blamed Transocean for its "serious safety management system failures" and its "poor safety culture."
The report, which followed a major investigation, said: "Collectively, this record raises serious questions whether Transocean's safety culture was a factor that contributed to the disaster."
A barrage of court claims pitting BP against its partners in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill could lay the groundwork for billions of dollars in settlements to spread the costs of the disaster.
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