ELI Releases Overview of BP's Criminal Plea Agreement for Deepwater Horizon
November 2012

(Washington, DC) — The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is releasing a concise overview of the November 15 criminal plea agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice and BP, which resolved criminal charges related to the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. The plea agreement, which includes $4 billion in criminal fines and recoveries, represents the largest resolution of a criminal case in U.S. history.