BP Oil Spill - Tony Hayward's Testimony Part 13 (2010-19)

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Initially BP downplayed the incident; CEO Tony Hayward called the amount of oil and dispersant "relatively tiny" in comparison with the "very big ocean." Hayward also initially stated that the environmental impact of the Gulf spill would likely be "very very modest." Later, he said that the spill was a disruption to Gulf Coast residents and himself adding, "You know, I'd like my life back." He later apologized for his statements. BP's chief operating officer Doug Suttles contradicted the underwater plume discussion noting, "It may be down to how you define what a plume is here... The oil that has been found is in very minute quantities." On June 16, BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg, speaking to reporters after meeting with President Obama at the White House said, "I hear comments sometimes that large oil companies are greedy companies who don't care. But that is not the case in BP. We care about the small people."

On May 30, BP hired Anne Kolton, former head of public affairs at the U.S. Department of Energy and former spokesperson for Dick Cheney, as head of U.S. media relations. BP established a new division, headed by board member and managing director Bob Dudley to handle the company's response. On June 4 BP began running TV ads featuring CEO Tony Hayward as he apologized for the disaster, adding "We will make this right." The company also ran print ads in newspapers including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today and The Washington Post. According to Jon Bond, co-founder of the Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal agency, the cost for the BP public relations campaign was about $50 million. BP spokesperson Toby Odone told ABC News that BP had successfully bid for several search terms related to the oil spill on Google and other search engines so that the first sponsored search result links directly to the company's website. This is "a great PR strategy" commented Kevin Ryan, CEO of an internet communications firm, and one not used before by other firms facing similar public relations "nightmares," adding that research suggests most people cannot distinguish between sponsored links and actual news sites.

There has been a great deal of criticism of BP both in the US and worldwide for its role in the oil spill. By June 5, a Facebook page called "Boycott BP" had obtained 384,000 fans and generated media stories and by June 14 "Boycott BP" had nearly doubled its fan base to more than 610,000 members. The Public Citizen consumer advocacy group has had more than 15,500 people sign an online petition pledging not to buy any BP products for three months. Across the US, thousands of people participated in dozens of protests at BP gas stations and other locations. Alternative metal band Korn is boycotting the use of BP fuel in their tour bus for all upcoming tour dates, and also encouraged the other bands to do the same. Korn eventually got the entire 2010 Mayhem Festival to join the boycott, and several other recording artists including Lady Gaga, Creed, Disturbed and Rise Against among others. While BP does not own any gas stations in the US, it does sell gasoline to BP, ARCO and other gas stations in the US and internationally. In late May, Greenpeace activists in London scaled BP's company headquarters in St. James's Square and unfurled mock BP logo banners imprinted with oil stains reading "british polluters."

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[boidemklotz]

if the healthcare debate had been this public it would never have passed

[Polygonum]

Tony Hayward couldn’t answer most of the questions. How can he be so arrogant assuring that the “hundreds of other wells in the Gulf of Mexico are secure”. What a statement since the whole world already saw how unexpectedly it can go wrong. This global disaster should shift the way how we approach the energy issue and one should come to the conclusion that oil is outdated, spilling energy, with devastating effects for life on Earth. Isn’t it finally time for a real change, not only in the USA?

[LIJBeach]

I love this guy. He clearly states this is a witch hunt. This is an invest Weve all made a judgment because it is 60 days, yet this is an investigation to determine fact. This not a court case, nor is it to have any judgment whatsoever. This guy does not follow American law or principals and this guy is our politician? You don't request someone to come to an investigation that has already made up its mind. At least this idiot admits this is NOT an investigation.

[Monkeypumper420]

@mhaze210, cause no one is willing to take the job at the present time. Anyone thinking they could jump in at this point is clearly ready for fast aging from tremendous stress, a short life and constant headaches. This dudes seat is hotter than the sun itself.

The reason he's so calm and relaxed is because his pockets are so incredibly thick and heavy from stacking unfathomable amounts of $, that he's too worn out to give the effort to do anything but deny knowlage of any sort. Awesome huh?

[mhaze210]

You know...I was sort of asking myself "how does someone stay calm while being grilled and (basically) stoned by a comittee for HOURS?"...Then i remembered, its a CEO behind one of the biggest man-made disasters we have ever faced on this planet.

the question i shoulda asked myself is, HOW THE FUCK does this guy still have a job?

[1972tampico]

We are dealing with "the serpents" here !

[frankay604]

Hayward needs to be killed

[bandroom12]

This congress got owned...stupid liberals. I hope Tony Hayward gets elected PM of Brittain

[jm0n3y21]

"I is thoroughly disgusted... insulting our intelligence..." - Rep. Engel

this interview went nowhere.

[LocoRedKixx]

with all do respect......just go to hell and scum bag.