Cameron manufactured and sold to Transocean in 2001 the blowout preventer ( BOP ) that failed to close the well head and stop the flow of oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil well in the Gulf of Mexico . News reports stated the equipment was not properly maintained by its operators and may have led to failure of the BOP system . In December , 2011 , Cameron agreed to pay a $ 250 million settlement to BP PLC to settle all claims related to the Deepwater Horizon without admitting responsibility
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Deepwater Horizon oil spill
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