The settlement covers clean - up workers and workers within the spill area . BP says it is ` ` pleased '' with the settlement . The oil spill , the worst in U.S. history , ended in 2010 .
The settlement covers clean-up workers and residents within the spill zone . BP says it is `` pleased '' with the settlement . The oil spill , the worst in U.S. history , occurred in 2010 .