April 10, 2007
BP flyers
BP executives will again be open to grilling by US lawyers about their gung-ho PR tactics, a Galveston, Texas judge has ruled. Last October the energy group sent out 7,000 flyers to local residents about its efforts to improve safety following the fatal explosion at its Texas City refinery in March 2005, the Houston Chronicle reports today. In November, BP owned up to sending out 900 flyers in what a district judge called a stunt that could influence jury selection. That case was settled in November. The revelation comes just days before Thursday’s AGM where some BP investors are expected to oppose the remuneration package of Lord Browne, the company’s outgoing chief executive, because they say it does not adequately reflect BP’s safety lapses.
