BP's Safety Record
As the fallout from the Deepwater Horizon oil slick tarnishes BP's reputation, Simon Cox asks if it could have done more to ensure the safety of its operations in the US.
As the political fallout from the Deepwater Horizon oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico tarnishes BP's reputation in the United States, Simon Cox asks whether the British oil giant could have done more to ensure the safety of its operations.
Five years after BP were landed multi-million dollar fines for a catastrophic explosion at a refinery in Texas, some politicians and environmentalists think BP has not done enough to clean up its act in the US.
The Report also asks whether American federal agencies responsible for policing offshore drilling have given the oil industry too easy a ride.
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