Halliburton reaches agreement with BP on Deepwater Horizon claims

HOUSTON -- Halliburton has reached an agreement with BP Exploration & Production Inc. to resolve remaining issues, which includes indemnities between the parties and dismissal of all claims against each other, relating to the April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

"We are pleased to have reached an amicable resolution with BP, our valued customer, that allows us to close another chapter in the Deepwater Horizon case for Halliburton," said Dave Lesar, chairman and CEO of Halliburton. "This agreement allows Halliburton to strengthen its relationship with BP by negotiating a global master services agreement between the companies."

Halliburton previously announced that it reached an agreement to settle punitive damages claims against Halliburton by a class of plaintiffs who allege damages to property or associated with the commercial fishing industry arising from the Deepwater Horizon incident, and all claims against Halliburton that BP assigned to the settlement class in BP's April 2012 settlement with the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee.