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U.S. lifts ban blocking BP from new government contracts
2014-03-13 21:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The U.S. government lifted a ban on Thursday that excluded BP from new federal contracts, after the British oil major filed a lawsuit saying it was being unfairly penalized for its 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill. The Environmental Protection Agency and BP said they reached an agreement ending the prohibition on bidding for federal contracts on everything from fuel supply contracts to offshore leases after the company committed to a set of safety, ethical and corporate governance requirements. Shares...
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