The environmental disaster and ensuing bad press have taken a toll on confidence in BP, with its share prices hitting the lowest level since 1997.<br /><br />The company says it can pay for what it calls "legitimate claims" arising from the worst oil spill in US history.<br /><br />Senior BP officials, wedged between angry government officials and unhappy shareholders, are expected to meet the Obama administration next week.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Cath Turner reports. (June 11, 2010)
