BP has askeditspartners in the blown-out well — AnadarkoPetroleumCorp.andMOEX 2007 LLC — to contribute their shareof thecleanupcosts, butbothcompaniesso farhaverefused.
Anadarko Petroleum was part owner of the blown-out Macondo well, and on Friday it reiterated its position to BP--expressed as far back as June 18--that BP is responsible for the disaster and that it will withhold any reimbursement.