Shares of US Gulf oil spill companies sink

摘要

Houston-Share prices for the five companies connected most directly to the Deepwater Horizon disaster have taken their lumps since the April 20 event, with analysts watching the ticker closely April 30. A review of closing New York Stock Exchange prices for those companies from April 19 to April 30 shows Macondo field operator BP off 12%, Macondo field partner Anadarko Petroleum down 15.2%, rig operator Transocean down 18%, blowout preventer supplier Cameron International off 11.9% and well cementer Halliburton down 2.9%.