In this July 13, 2010 file photo, demonstrators from the …

LEFTERIS PITARAKIS | published: December 29, 2010

In this July 13, 2010 file photo, demonstrators from the group 'Vuvuzelas for BP', blow vuvuzelas during a protest across the street from the BP headquarters in central London. As the Gulf oil spill gushed out of control this summer, BP's financial liabilities expanded so rapidly that experts wondered if the company had drilled its last well. Only months later, though, the British oil giant has pulled itself back from the brink.