BP vows to continue US operations

BP will not end operations in the United States over the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster that had “threatened the very existence” of the energy giant, its new chief executive Bob Dudley said in London yesterday.

“I can promise you that I did not become chief executive of BP in order to walk away from the US. BP will not be quitting America,” Dudley, who is a US national, told business leaders.

“There is so much at stake, both for BP and the United States. The US has major energy needs. BP is the largest producer of oil and gas in the country, and a vital contributor to fulfilling them.”