(EnergyAsia, July 29 2010, Thursday) — BP has raised the estimated bill of its Gulf of Mexico oil disaster to US$32.2 billion and named American Robert Dudley to replace its British chief executive Tony Hayward from October 1. In taking a pre-tax charge of $32.2 billion including the $20 billion escrow compensation fund previously announced,…
COMPANY: BP estimates Gulf of Mexico cost at over US$32 billion, names Dudley as new CEO
Posted on July 28, 2010 by EnergyAsia