Wednesday, June 16, 2010

CORRECTED - UPDATE 1-BP cuts dividend, capex, assets for oil spill fund

"June 16 (Reuters) - Oil giant BP BP.L BP.N said it would cut four quarters of dividends, significantly reduce its investment program and sell $10 billion of assets to fund a planned $20 billion fund to pay for its Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

The commitments, outlined in a statement on Wednesday, are harsher penalties than most investors had expected and follow BP chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg's meeting with President Obama on Wednesday." More>>>>

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