BP
Climate change
BP currently remains a member of United Nations Global Compact, requiring it to take a precautionary approach to environmental risk
18 June 2010
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2 min read
Politics
Congressional committee accuses chief executive Tony Hayward of a "lack of candour"
18 June 2010
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3 min read
Legislation
Chief executive prepares for Congressional grilling over alleged short cuts at Deepwater Horizon rig
17 June 2010
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3 min read
Legislation
The response to 9/11 initially had support from across the political spectrum, but Obama now faces a Congress deeply divided on the need for low-carbon energy
15 June 2010
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5 min read
Legislation
Deepwater Horizon disaster costs for clean up and damages had been previously estimated at closer to $5bn
15 June 2010
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3 min read
Politics
"This disaster is going to shape how we think about the environment and energy for many years to come"
14 June 2010
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2 min read
Politics
Executives to meet president Obama as calls increase for company to suspend dividend and set up ring-fenced oil spill fund
14 June 2010
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3 min read
Risk
Shares recover slightly after British government offers tentative support for embattled oil giant
11 June 2010
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2 min read
Legislation
British Prime Minister David Cameron expected to speak with Barack Obama as rhetoric around BP oil spill escalates
10 June 2010
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4 min read
Legislation
In the six weeks BP's well has spewed oil into the ocean, Hayward has made a name for himself as the 'Bumbler from BP'
09 June 2010
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2 min read
