US Lawmakers Accuse BP Chief of Putting Profits Ahead of Safety

[ProSense]

Source: Voice of America

BP's chief executive officer Tony Hayward faced hours of harsh criticism Thursday from members of a congressional panel who said his corporation has a record of taking risks, cutting costs and putting profits ahead of safety which likely contributed to the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. Hayward said he was deeply sorry for the disaster, but that it is too early to draw conclusions on what caused the April 20th explosion.

BP CEO Tony Hayward said he was "personally devastated" when he learned that 11 people had died in the fire and explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico leased by his corporation.

"I understand how serious the situation is," said Tony Hayward. "It is a tragedy. I want to speak directly to the people who live and work in the Gulf region. I know that this incident has had a profound impact on your lives and caused great turmoil, and I deeply regret that. I also deeply regret the impact the spill has had on the environment."

As Hayward began to testify, a woman protester interrupted the hearing and had to be forcibly restrained and removed from the hearing room by a number of Capitol police officers. She shouted at Hayward, "You need to be charged with a crime, you need to go to jail!"


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[Overseas]

1. US lawmakers call BP out for putting profits ahead of safety for years and years.

US lawmakers criticize BP's negligence in putting profits ahead of safety.

>>> I just didn't like the wording-- they accuse BP-- sounds like there's some kind of possibility of rebuttal but there really isn't. We know they didn't put on the secondary blowout preventer in order to save $500K. We know they lied on their permit applications. We know they have had other reckless spills.

[Phlem]

2. Profits before safety???

Meaning profits before anything else! That doesn't happen any where does it. All corporations care about the "small" people and are always lawful!

Can we get a round of DUUUUHHHHHH! for everyone, I'm buying, wait no job, ahhh F#ck.......

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