BP Names Assets as Collateral For Compensation Fund

BP (BP) named the U.S. oil assets that will help finance its $20 billion compensation fund for victims of the Gulf oil disaster.

Revenue from oil fields including Thunder Horse, Atlantis and Mad Dog will be tied to compensation payments, the oil giant said in a statement.

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“The pledging of these assets underscores our commitments to the Trust which we set up to pay all legitimate…

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BP Names Assets as Collateral For Compensation Fund originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 01 Oct 2010 07:04:00.

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BP Creates Safety Unit, Fires Executive

Bob Dudley

Incoming BP (BP) CEO Bob Dudley fired the executive at the center of the Gulf oil disaster and created a new division to improve safety.

Andy Inglis, the head of the company’s upstream business, will leave the company at the end of the year, BP said in a statement.

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The company also set up a safety and operational risk unit to monitor and enforce safety standards across BP. Mark Bly…

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BP Creates Safety Unit, Fires Executive originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 29 Sep 2010 07:15:00.

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