BP 'must pay' oil spill cost

Ledakan yang mengakibatkan tumpahan minyak di Teluk Mexico
Keterangan gambar, The spill happened after the explosion
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US President Barack Obama is pressing for a law that would force British Petroleum to pay the full cost of the oil leak off the Gulf of Mexico.

The bill could run into billions of dollars.

Reporter: Mark Mardell

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Five thousand barrels of oil a day continue to spew into the Gulf of Mexico threatening five states. The investigations into the accident are far from over but United States senators have heard evidence from the companies involved that it might have been caused by a combination of faulty wiring, a leak in the equipment designed to prevent blowouts and even a dead battery.