BP 'knew of Texas risk'

Board directors of oil giant BP knew about the link between spending cuts and poor maintenance at its Texas City oil refinery a year and a half before the fatal accident which killed 15 workers, it was reported today.

BP 'knew of Texas risk'

Board directors of oil giant BP knew about the link between spending cuts and poor maintenance at its Texas City oil refinery a year and a half before the fatal accident which killed 15 workers, it was reported today.

An internal presentation to John Manzoni, chief executive for refining and marketing, in November 2003 linked a ’history of reduced investment’ with ’poor maintenance practices’ at the Texas refinery before the explosion in March 2005, the Observer newspaper said.

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