Anadarko Refused to Pay Share of Cleanup Costs

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&nbsp; <b> DISASTER IN THE GULF </b>

Majority owner of Macondo well expects a check for $272 million

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. won't pay the $272 million in oil spill related costs that BP billed it for last month.

The Woodlands-based company has a 25 percent nonoperating stake in the Macondo oil well gushing in the Gulf of Mexico.

The company has argued that it's not responsible for costs arising from an operating partner's "negligence" or "willfull misconduct" — something it accuses BP of in relation to the spill.

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