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The company said it had paid out about $399m in claims to those affected by the spill.
Last week, responsibilty for the claims was transfered to the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF), which has so far paid out a total of $38.5m.
Plans to permanently seal the well were also progressing well, BP said.
The final sealing of the well is now expected to be completed later this month.
BP said the capping stack placed on top of the well in July was removed on Thursday.
This will allow the failed blow-out preventer from the Deep Water Horizon rig to be removed, and a new blow-out preventer put in place.
BP said this would allow the drilling of the relief well to continue. It is now expected to be completed in mid-September.
Meanwhile, the company said no new oil had flowed from the damaged well into the Gulf since the leak was stopped in mid-July.
BP shares rose slightly during the morning trading session. They have risen by about 20% since they hit a low of 303 pence in late June.
Separately, it was reported that the company is concerned that it may not be able to afford to pay for all the costs of the oil spill if US legislation bars it from applying for new offshore drilling permits.
The New York Times says BP is worried that such a ban would have a substantial impact on its cashflow.
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Royal Dutch Shell conspired directly with Hitler, financed the Nazi Party, was anti-Semitic and sold out its own Dutch Jewish employees to the Nazis. Shell had a close relationship with the Nazis during and after the reign of Sir Henri Deterding, an ardent Nazi, and the founder and decades long leader of the Royal Dutch Shell Group. His burial ceremony, which had all the trappings of a state funeral, was held at his private estate in Mecklenburg, Germany. The spectacle (photographs below) included a funeral procession led by a horse drawn funeral hearse with senior Nazis officials and senior Royal Dutch Shell directors in attendance, Nazi salutes at the graveside, swastika banners on display and wreaths and personal tributes from Adolf Hitler and Reichsmarschall, Hermann Goring. Deterding was an honored associate and supporter of Hitler and a personal friend of Goring.
Deterding was the guest of Hitler during a four day summit meeting at Berchtesgaden. Sir Henri and Hitler both had ambitions on Russian oil fields. Only an honored personal guest would be rewarded with a private four day meeting at Hitler’s mountain top retreat.
IN JULY 2007, MR BILL CAMPBELL (ABOVE, A RETIRED GROUP AUDITOR OF SHELL INTERNATIONAL SENT AN EMAIL TO EVERY UK MP AND MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS: 
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