[HR][/HR]From The Hill: BP has reached a $4.5 billion settlement with the U.S. government for its role in a 2010 oil spill that killed 11 people and devastated the Gulf Coast. The figure includes a $4 billion criminal settlement with the Justice Department, the largest criminal penalty in U.S. history. The oil giant will also... [url]http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/268123-bp-nearing-criminal-settlement-over-2010-gulf-spill[/url]