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Watching The World: BP fights 'reckless' charge

07/12/2010
By Eric Watkins
Reckless" is a charge the oil and gas industry has heard a lot since BP PLC's Macondo blowout. Indeed, from US President Barack Obama down to op-ed writers halfway around the globe, reckless" has become a shibboleth.I will meet with the chairman of BP and inform him that he is to set aside whatever resources are required to compensate the workers and business owners who have been harmed as a result of his company's recklessness," said Obama ahead of his meeting last month with BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward.We look forward to meeting with President Obama…for a constructive discussion about how to best achieve these mutual goals," BP said, agreeing to the creati...
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