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In article ,
says...

On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 08:35:41 -0400, Harry
wrote:

Getting $20 billion for an escrow account
was pretty spiffy..


Bear in mind, they don't actually have the $20B. It is a commitment
structured over 4 years.
If BP goes belly up, who knows how much that will really be there.
That was what they were talking about on MTP today


The real question is if it is a legally enforceable contract or was it
just a verbal agreement.