Wall Street Journal | BP will pay states $18.7 billion for 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill The Verge BP has reached a settlement in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill case. The Deepwater Horizon disaster, which took place in 2010, killed 11 rig workers and blew the cap off a well, spilling hundreds of millions of gallons of crude oil into the Gulf for ... BP Agrees to Pay $18.7 Billion to Settle Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Claims BP to pay £12bn for Gulf oil spill Gulf states reach $18.7 billion settlement with BP over 2010 oil spill |