HOUSTON, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Oilfield services company Weatherford International said a U.S. judge found no evidence its equipment in the Gulf of Mexico contributed to a 2010 oil spill.
Weatherford built the float collar used on the failed Macondo well on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico. The collar is used to contain cement at the bottom of the well.
The process used to cement the Macondo well was blamed in part for the series of malfunctions that led to a deadly explosion that led to one of the worst oil spills in history.
The company announced, in a statement, that a U.S. district court judge in New Orleans said there was "no evidence that the Weatherford float collar used in the production string of the Macondo Well was defective and/or that any actions or inactions by Weatherford caused or contributed to the cause of the blowout and oil spill."
BP announced in June that Weatherford agreed to pay $75 million to settle potential claims tied to the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
BP said it would apply the Weatherford settlement to the $20 billion trust fund set up in response to the oil spill.
