BP managers could face manslaughter charges over Gulf oil spill |
| The Guardian - Mar 29, 2011 |
The US authorities are considering charging BP managers with manslaughter after decisions they made before the Deepwater Horizon oil well explosion last year killed 11 workers and caused the biggest offshore spill in US history.
Sources close to the process told Bloomberg that investigators were also examining whether BP's executives, including former chief executive Tony Hayward, made statements that were at odds with what they knew during congressional hearings last year.
The US justice department opened criminal and civil investigations into the spill last June. The department filed a civil lawsuit against BP in December and has not filed criminal charges.
According to Bloomberg, authorities are investigating BP managers who worked both on the rig and onshore to determine whether they should be charged in connection with the workers' deaths. The investigation aims to determine whether decisions by BP managers to cut costs and increase speed on the project led to fatal safety sacrifices.
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- Posted: 2011-03-29 09:36:18
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