BP shares rise on Gulf settlement news
A file photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows fire boat response crews spray water on the blazing remnants of BP's Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig. (April 21, 2010) Credit: AP
Shares in BP PLC have hit their highest level in over a year in the wake of the oil company's announcement that it had reached a settlement with victims of the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
BP shares were up 1.6 percent at 504.4 pence in midday trading in London Monday. The company's share price had earlier struck a high of 512 pence, its highest level since January 2011.
BP said Friday it expects to pay out at least $7.8 billion as part of the settlement. It expects the money to come from the $20 billion compensation fund that it has set up.
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