Halliburton has plead shamed to destroy grounds in the investigation surrounding 2010 ’s Gulf of Mexico Oil spill , the big inadvertent oil spill in history . This case exemplify a major milestone in how the world understands environmental damage , and culpability for it .
Reuters reportsthe oilfield service company will be required to fork over “ a maximum $ 200,000 statutory amercement . ” The company also made a voluntary $ 55 - million requital to the internal Fish and Wildlife Foundation . This is n’t exactly a vast hit for the troupe . Second - stern net profit results , released earlier this week , show Halliburton ’s revenue rose 1.1%to a record $ 7.3 billion dollar , with final income of $ 679 - million .
The environmental encroachment of the spillhas been hard to work out . Reports from the US Fish and Wildlife Serviceexplore the likely shock on marine life-time and habitats , while theCenter for Biological Diversitycompiles Union data , scientific research and mass medium accounts to presage “ the true cost of the damage to wildlife species , “ estimating that the Center estimates that approximately 6,000 ocean turtles , 26,000 dolphin and whales , 82,000 birds , and innumerable Pisces and invertebrates may have been harmed by the disaster . ”
With much of the oil oozing into the sea ’s depth , the spill ’s effect on the seacoast – while keenly matte up – have not been as dramatic as those observed with , say , the Exxon Valdez disaster . Investigations conducted with deep - sea robotic fomite by scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ( WHOI ) reveal theramifications for mysterious - sea red coral communities in the Gulf have been substantial .
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