BP accused at trial of lying about oil spill - Americas - Al Jazeera English

BP accused at trial of lying about oil spill - Americas - Al Jazeera English

In the frantic days after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, BP lied about how much oil was leaking from its Macondo well and took too long to cap it, plaintiffs' lawyers have said at the opening of the second phase of the company's trial.

A lawyer for BP told the US District Court in New Orleans on Monday that the company did not misrepresent the oil flow and followed US standards before and after the spill, the worst marine pollution disaster in the United States.