Mistakes That Cost These Businesses A Ton Of Money

Published on 10/23/2020
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Deepwater Horizon Explosion And Oil Spill

The drilling rig called Deepwater Horizon exploded on April 20, 2010, which resulted in the biggest oil spill in history. While 94 workers were successfully rescued from the rig, the fire lasted for several days. BP had to pay more than $65 billion dollars to rectify the huge environmental impact of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Transocean paid $1.4 billion for violation of the US Clean Water Act. On the other hand, BP faced charges and paid billions in penalties and compensation.

Deepwater Horizon Explosion And Oil Spill

Deepwater Horizon Explosion And Oil Spill

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$85 million Worth Of Bitcoins Accidentally Thrown Away

Welsh-born James Howells is a computer whizz who collected 7,500 bitcoins. His little stash was worth more than $85 million. In 2017, Howells told the Telegraph, “After I stopped mining, the laptop I had used was broken into parts and sold on eBay. However, I kept the hard drive in a drawer at home knowing it contained my Bitcoin private keys, so that if Bitcoin did become valuable one day I would still have the coins I had mined.” However, he threw it away by accident when was clearing out.

$85 million Worth Of Bitcoins Accidentally Thrown Away

$85 million Worth Of Bitcoins Accidentally Thrown Away

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