The long-awaited report by the US Chemical Safety Board concluded that “organizational and safety deficiencies at all levels of the BP Corporation” caused the fire at the company’s Texas refinery in 2005.
The 335-page report calls on the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to increase inspection and enforcement at U.S. oil refineries and chemical […]

The top honchos at BP will be sweating as they await today’s publication of the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board’s report into the Texas fire. By all accounts it will not make for comfortable reading.
The ante has been upped by the head of the Board who was she was “absolutely terrified” that a […]

Tomorrow investigators for the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) will publish their long awaited report in the cause of fatal explosion at BP’s Texas refinery in March 2005.
However it has now emerged that BP board directors were aware of the link between spending cuts and poor maintenance at its Texas […]

The annual bonus for BP’s outgoing CEO John Browne was cut in half last year as oil spills and safety lapses in the United States overshadowed record profits for the oil giant.Browne’s annual performance bonus for 2006 was cut to around $1.74 million.
His basic salary rose to $2.95 million though. In total his total pay […]

Oil giant Shell has been repeatedly warned by the UK authorities about the poor state of its North Sea platforms.
The company’s dismal record undermines Shell’s public commitment to improve its performance after a fatal explosion on the Brent field in the North Sea in 2003 and raises further concerns about Britain’s ageing oil and gas […]