BP CEO Hayward still in control of Gulf oil spill response (BP clarifies comments)

[Tx4obama]

Source: CNN

(CNN) -- BP is clarifying comments Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg made Friday in a broadcast interview, that BP Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward will relinquish control over the company's daily operations in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP spokesman Andrew Gowers tells CNN that Svanberg was just reflecting a June 4 announcement about BP Managing Director Bob Dudley taking over the long-term disaster response. He said Hayward's current role has not changed.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/06/18/bp.hayward.gulf/

[CountAllVotes]

1. ah, and we thought he'd gotten away

[dipsydoodle]

2. It had been pointed out

elsewhere on DU 4 hours ago that this was simply a b-product of the news weeks ago that the Gulf would be a retitled division.

[ellenfl]

3. good. every utterance from sir tony is good for us. hoisted by

his own petard.

ellen fl

[spotbird]

4. BP CEO Hands Over Gulf Focus

Source: Investors.com

1. A day after taking a pounding on Capitol Hill, Tony Hayward is turning over day-to-day operations of the Gulf oil spill to managing director Bob Dudley.



Read more: http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article/537842/201006182347/BP-CEO-Hands-Over-Gulf-Focus.aspx

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Friday news dump.

[bemildred]

5. BP CEO attempts to hand over "the bag" to an underling. nt

[Tx4obama]

6. WRONG!

I wish everyone would read the update/clarification from BP that CNN has posted.
Hayward has NOT been removed.
Hayward is STILL in charge of the gulf.
CNN is the only major news organization that is getting the story correct!

BP: CEO Hayward still leading disaster response
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/06/18/bp-ceo-hayward-still-leading-disaster-response/?hpt=T2

[Curmudgeoness]

7. Does this mean he did not get his life back yet? Too bad.

[CountAllVotes]

8. no he didn't get his life back

he'll have to go to prison first!

Welcome to the DU btw! :hi: :D

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