The White House said Wednesday it owed no apology to former BP chief executive Tony Hayward, after welcoming a report that showed pollution from the Gulf oil spill was less than many initially had feared.
The government was left red-faced Monday after Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin told reporters that embattled BP CEO Tony Hayward would quit soon and reveal his successor during a visit to Moscow.
29 June 2010 , 09:52Olga RazumovskayaThe Moscow Times0
BP chief executive Tony Hayward is planning a trip to Russia to reassure President Dmitry Medvedev the oil giant is not on the verge of collapse, the Financial Times reported Monday.
The White House said Wednesday it owed no apology to former BP chief executive Tony Hayward, after welcoming a report that showed pollution from the Gulf oil spill was less than many initially had feared.
BP's incoming head Robert Dudley is due in Russia on Wednesday for a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin.
BP's chief executive Tony Hayward has been negotiating the terms of his exit, with a formal announcement likely within 24 hours, the BBC has learned.
The government was left red-faced Monday after Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin told reporters that embattled BP CEO Tony Hayward would quit soon and reveal his successor during a visit to Moscow.
BP chief executive Tony Hayward is planning a trip to Russia to reassure President Dmitry Medvedev the oil giant is not on the verge of collapse, the Financial Times reported Monday.
Tony Hayward, CEO of BP, plane the global oil demand should hit his highest point between 2020 and 2030.
