Not that they'll face significant penalties for it of course, and indeed the whole thing may still be thrown out on appeal.
BP Found Grossly Negligent in 2010 Spill; Fines May Rise (Bloomberg)
BP acted with gross negligence in setting off the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, a federal judge ruled...
U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier held a trial without a jury over who was at fault for the environmental catastrophe, which killed 11 people and spewed oil for almost three months into waters that touch the shores of five states. The case also included Transocean Ltd. and Halliburton Co., though the judge didn’t find them as responsible for the spill as BP.
“BP’s conduct was reckless,” Barbier wrote in a decision today in New Orleans federal court. “Transocean’s conduct was negligent. Halliburton’s conduct was negligent.”