Tracking the Money: BP oil spill claims vary widely in amount, recipient

PANAMA CITY — Unlike the oil gushing from the floor of the Gulf of Mexico last spring, money is moving slowly from the Gulf Coast Claims Facility.
One year after the disaster, $3.8 billion — or 19 percent of the $20 billion the oil company agreed to set aside to fulfill its financial liabilities to the Gulf Coast — has been paid to individuals and businesses affected by the spill. If the current rate of payouts is maintained, roughly half of the

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