The day after Tony Hayward’s pretty disastrous appearance before Congress, BP have announced that Bob Dudley, the managing director of BP, will take over day to day control of trying to deal with the oil spill. BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg told Sky that “It is clear Tony has made remarks that have upset people.” “This has now turned into a reputation matter, financial and political, and that is why you will now see more of me”. This choice of words hardly suggests much confidence in Hayward.
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