Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trust

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The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trust is the $20 billion trust fund established by BP to settle claims arising from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The fund was established to be used for natural resource damages, state and local response costs and individual compensation.^[1] It was established as Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF), announced on 16 June 2010 after a meeting of BP executives with U.S. President Barack Obama.^[1][2] In June 2012, the settlement of claims through the GCCF was replaced by the court supervised settlement program.^[3]