bp announces it won't charge beachfront landowners for accidental home oil deliveries

emphasizing that while the oil remains its property, bp has generously decided to let its customers, and in some cases, even noncustomers, benefit from what it is calling a "clerical error" that resulted in accidental shipments of oil being delivered to beachfront properties from maine to texas.

"the oil is ours, but we have generously elected not to pursue prosecution of individuals who use bp oil for private use. in fact, for a limited time only, we are extending this offer not just to accidental home deliveries of oil, but also to an unspecificed quantity of oil that, again due to a clerical error, has been mislabel and for which no "ship-to" address it apparent."

"again, bp wants to be clear, the oil remains bp's property but bp is temporarily electing not to pursue prosecution for private use of its oil."

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