HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc wants to limit future claims related to its Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster as the region's economy recovers, the oil company said in a document made public on Friday.
The Gulf economy is strong and "there is no basis to assume that claimants, with very limited exceptions, will incur a future loss related to the oil spill," BP said in a paper filed with the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF).
Oystermen, whose beds have been destroyed by crude should be considered for future payments, the British oil company said.
Kenneth Feinberg is the administrator of the $20 billion GCCF fund established at the urging of President Obama to compensate people and businesses for losses related to the BP oil disaster.
"The GCCF welcomes any and all input from any interested sources including BP," Feinberg said in an email. "We take all of the submissions 'under advisement.'"
At the beginning of July, the GCCF had paid $4.5 billion claims to 195,000 claimants. There are also about $430 million worth offers that are under consideration by Gulf Residents.
(Reporting by Anna Driver in Houston; editing by Carol Bishopric)
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