NU Online News Service, April 23, 3:30 p.m. EDT
The firm owning the drilling rig that sank in the Gulf of Mexico could be liable for millions of dollars depending on its leasing agreement with BP, a lawyer familiar with oil and gas litigation said.
Meanwhile, in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Transocean, a global provider of drilling management services based in Zug, Switzerland, said the insured value of its drilling rig was put at $39 billion in aggregate.
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