Iraq's cabinet officially approved the BP-led offer on Wednesday. It rejected bids submitted for six other fields, saying the bidders' demands for per-barrel payouts were too high.

伊拉克内阁周三正式批准了BP所牵头财团提出的报价，否决了对其他6个油田的合约报价，称竞标者索要的报酬太高。

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Endangered turtles and dolphins were dying in high Numbers last year as a result of the BP oil spill.

由于去年BP石油泄漏事故的发生，成批成批濒危的海龟和海豚正在死亡。

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BP wants all the cases to be held in a court in Houston; many of its plaintiffs prefer Louisiana, where rage against the company runs high.

英国石油公司希望所有的案件都在休斯顿审理；但原告方多倾向于路易斯安那，因为那里对英石油公司的不满情绪高涨。

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In the first testimony from a high-ranking BP executive, Mr McKay stressed that all those involved in the Deepwater Horizon disaster should take some of the blame.

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Despite declines in production volumes, high oil prices are helping BP generate a strong cash flow.

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While the calibre of civil servants was "generally very high", the former BP boss said there was a lack of staff with commercial skills or expertise in handling major projects.

BBC: Civil service pay: 57 fewer top earners than a year ago