British oil giant BP says multiple companies and work teams were responsible for the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

英国巨头石油公司BP表示，多家公司和工作小组对墨西哥湾的石油泄露灾难负有责任。

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This is a marked departure from the contentious reactions to the last great environmental disaster, the collapse of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.

这是一次对上次重大环境灾难，墨西哥湾深水地平线石油钻塔倒塌富有争议反应的明显背离。

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The agreement marks a step for BP in moving on from last year’s oil-spill disaster.

这一合作标志着英国石油公司正逐步走出去年石油泄漏事件的阴影。

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Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, which had been dramatically curtailed after the BP oil disaster in 2010, has begun to grow, reflecting some large oil finds there.

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And a shelter in Lafayette, an inland city heavy with oil workers, got 200 more calls in the eight weeks after the oil disaster started than it did in the eight weeks before.

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The president continues, pointing out that he is opening up more offshore areas to drilling a move that he had committed to make before the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

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