BP CEO says fearmongering exacerbated well disaster

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — BP PLC’s new Chief Executive Bob Dudley launched Monday a robust defense of his company’s response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill this summer, accusing the media and some people in the oil industry of fearmongering and a rush to judgment that exacerbated the crisis.

Dudley also reaffirmed that BP won’t quit its businesses in the U.S. and intends to keep drilling in deep water in the Gulf of Mexico despite the damage to its reputation.

BP’s new boss, giving his first speech on the company’s home soil, said he was shocked by the “protracted media and political firestorm” the oil spill ignited, which at its height “threatened the very existence of our company.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bp-ceo-rush-to-judgment-about-spill-2010-10-25?dist=WSJfeed&siteid=WSJ

Sounds like the kind of guy who would blame a rape victim for dressing too provocatively.

[JuniperLea]

1. Oh, you guys made us all so nervous!

Darn you for making me screw this up!

I'm still waiting to hear more about the dead seafloor... we're getting news drop by drop, and it's not looking good at all for the long-term livelihood of the gulf.

[Dappleganger]

2. Nevermind the dead fish, dolphins, whales, birdlife and oil everywhere.

Yeah, that was all fearmongering.

:sarcasm: