spill losses

Ilene Fleming, a member stations of WNO reports, the company is battling the system established the cover losses caused by BP's oil spill four years ago in the gulf of Mexico.

据WNO成员站的艾琳·弗莱明报道，英国石油公司正在同制度对抗，这一制度是为弥补英国石油公司四年前在墨西哥湾发生石油泄漏所引发的损失而建立的。

In its second-quarter results statement today, BP is expected by analysts to set aside$ 25bn-$ 30bn to cover the costs of the spill, creating one of the biggest losses in British corporate history.

BP将于今日公布其二季度业绩，分析师预期，该公司将会留出250亿至300亿美元的资金，来支付原油泄漏带来的费用。这将带来英国企业史上最大的亏损之一。

BP Replaces Chief Executive Amid Record Losses From Oil Spill BP's losses for the past quarter some$ 17 billion, due to having to more than$ 32 billion for costs linked to the oil spill off the U.S. coast in the Gulf of Mexico.

由于必须拨款320亿美元处理墨西哥湾石油泄漏事件，英国石油公司上季度损失高达170亿美元。