BP, however, appears to be feeling a little better. Indeed, the oil giant hasn't forgotten the fact that the Republican Party took its side through much of the ordeal, and is now rewarding its allies accordingly.

BP is doling out the cash again to lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

The company at the center of the storm in last year's Gulf of Mexico spill sent out its first checks for the 2012 election cycle in March totaling $29,000. They went almost entirely to the campaigns of a handful of House Republican leaders.