BP rubbishes Enron link

Lawyers for BP have objected to comparisons made between the British oil giant’s deadly 2005 plant explosion in the US and examples of corporate mismanagement such as Enron’s collapse.

The comparisons were made during jury selection yesterday in the first civil trial stemming from the Texas refinery blast that killed 15 people and injured more than 170 others. Jury selection is set to resume on Tuesday.