TEXT - Fitch says $34 bln new BP claim is not a game changer
February 06, 2013 at 11:29 AM EST
Feb 6 - The additional USD34bn of claims filed against BP by four US states provides another hurdle for BP to overcome on its path to recovery from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. But Fitch Ratings doesn't think that any final settlement is likely to be enough to interfere with BP's positive medium-term credit trajectory. These claims come on top of the USD58bn maximum liability calculated by Fitch. If realised, the cost of the spill could rise up to as much as USD92bn. BP was only made