PRESS RELEASE: BP Announces Second Block Grant of $25 Million to the State of Florida

10th Jun 2010 19:24

BP Announces Second Block Grant of $25 Million to the State of Florida Release Date: 10 June 2010 Today BP announced it is providing the State of Florida with an additional $25 million grant to continue implementation of the State's Area Contingency Plan. This $25 million grant is in addition to a previous $25 million block grant that BP announced on May 5 to help accelerate the implementation of the State's Area Contingency Plan, and a $25 million tourism grant announced on May 17. "Working in partnership with the state is important to an effective spill response. So we are pleased to make these additional funds available per the Governor's request," said Doug Suttles, BP's Chief Operating Officer, Exploration and Production. This additional grant is another example of BP's commitment to help mitigate the impact of the oil and gas spill from the MC252 well on the State of Florida. --- BP Press Office London: +44 20 7496 4076 BP Press office, US: +1 281 366 0265 Unified Command Joint Information Center:+1 985-902-5231 www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com www.bp.com/gulfofmexicoresponse (END) Dow Jones Newswires June 10, 2010 14:24 ET (18:24 GMT)