WASHINGTON, June 3 (Reuters) - The Obama administration has given BP until July 1 to pay a $69 million bill related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, an administration official said on Thursday.
The $69 million figure represents 75 percent of government costs to date, the official said.
(Reporting by Jeff Mason) Keywords: OIL SPILL/BILL DATE (jeff.mason@thomsonreuters.com; +1 202 898 8392; Reuters Messaging: jeff.mason.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
The $69 million figure represents 75 percent of government costs to date, the official said.
(Reporting by Jeff Mason) Keywords: OIL SPILL/BILL DATE (jeff.mason@thomsonreuters.com; +1 202 898 8392; Reuters Messaging: jeff.mason.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.