BP (NYSE:BP) has billed Mitsui $480 million for their share of the oil cleanup costs caused by the oil spill. Mitsui has not paid and it remains unclear if they actually will or not. The company, "will study and determine whether or not it should pay," said chief financial officer Junichi Matsumoto.
BP's soon to be chief executive officer Robert Dudley, has stated that he has full intentions to "vigorously" pursue the partners. The company has incurred charges of $3.2 billion relating to the leak. Mitsui owns a 10 percent stake while Anadarko owns 25 percent.
Anadarko's stance has remained the same from the beginning, we're not paying. Anadarko's chief executive officer Jim Hackett said, "Under the joint operating agreement, no party is required to pay any cost or damages to the operator to the extent that they are incurred as a result of the operators gross negligence or willful misconduct."
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