HOUSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - British energy giant BP Plc's stock price plunged in U.S. trading on Wednesday as it faced more U.S. government and congressional scrutiny over its handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the worst in U.S. history.
BP depositary shares trading in New York fell 14 percent on growing worries about the costs the energy giant will have to assume because of the spill.
