Energy companies have finally reached a settlement in the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. If you recall, the oil spill was the worst in history, 11 people were killed, thousands of fisherman lost their jobs, countless sea animals were killed or harmed, and people were harmed during clean-up efforts. BP has reached a settlement that will have them paying more than $7 billion and that’s only one settlement, they still have three more to go. Read more below. Julie1205