BP profit plummets after oil-spill payouts
Posted: February 6, 2013 at 3:48 a.m.
Oil and gas giant BP’s profit fell nearly 80 percent in the fourth quarter in results released Tuesday, dragged down by payouts related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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