The top executives of BP have been summoned to a meeting in Washington on June 16 in which the president Barack Obama, to talk about the disaster caused by the discharge of the Gulf of Mexico.
The letter was sent Thursday by the Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, the chairman of the Board of Directors of BP, Carl-Henric Svanberg, who called the meeting to talk about the "devastating" discharge, which says that BP is "financially responsible."
In the letter, Allen tells the president of the Governing Body leading to the meeting to the directors as it deems appropriate, so may also assist BP CEO Anthony Hayward, who has led the company's response to disaster.
By U.S. government officials will attend, although the letter states that "President Obama will participate in a portion of the meeting."The meeting will take place next Wednesday June 16, just a day after Obama returned from a trip to the states of Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, to check the damage left by the disaster.
It will be Obama's fourth trip to the area affected by the spill from the start, after the explosion and sinking at sea on April 20, the rig 'Deepwater Horizon. "
However, so far Obama had only visited Louisiana, and had not yet moved to the coast of neighboring states, and also affected by the spill. It will also be the longest visit made after the discharge, it will last for two days, Monday and Tuesday.
Obama has not so far met with senior executives of British Petroleum, a company which the Government responsible for the spill.
In fact, in the letter sent on Thursday, Allen makes it clear that BP is "financially responsible" for all the costs of disposal, "which includes efforts to stop the discharge of the well and reduce the spread of oil, protect the coast and mitigate damage and provide long-term support for individuals and communities to recover. "
"The dumping of (oil platform) BP Deepwater Horizon is having a profound impact on the lives of Americans in the Gulf of Mexico, and time is essential to resolve these issues," says Allen.
Add, at the end of the letter, that "our government will not rest or be satisfied until it stops the flow of oil from the well, is contained and cleaned the stain, and the inhabitants of the Gulf are able to resume their lives."
The letter was sent Thursday by the Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, the chairman of the Board of Directors of BP, Carl-Henric Svanberg, who called the meeting to talk about the "devastating" discharge, which says that BP is "financially responsible."
In the letter, Allen tells the president of the Governing Body leading to the meeting to the directors as it deems appropriate, so may also assist BP CEO Anthony Hayward, who has led the company's response to disaster.
By U.S. government officials will attend, although the letter states that "President Obama will participate in a portion of the meeting."The meeting will take place next Wednesday June 16, just a day after Obama returned from a trip to the states of Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, to check the damage left by the disaster.
It will be Obama's fourth trip to the area affected by the spill from the start, after the explosion and sinking at sea on April 20, the rig 'Deepwater Horizon. "
However, so far Obama had only visited Louisiana, and had not yet moved to the coast of neighboring states, and also affected by the spill. It will also be the longest visit made after the discharge, it will last for two days, Monday and Tuesday.
Obama has not so far met with senior executives of British Petroleum, a company which the Government responsible for the spill.
In fact, in the letter sent on Thursday, Allen makes it clear that BP is "financially responsible" for all the costs of disposal, "which includes efforts to stop the discharge of the well and reduce the spread of oil, protect the coast and mitigate damage and provide long-term support for individuals and communities to recover. "
"The dumping of (oil platform) BP Deepwater Horizon is having a profound impact on the lives of Americans in the Gulf of Mexico, and time is essential to resolve these issues," says Allen.
Add, at the end of the letter, that "our government will not rest or be satisfied until it stops the flow of oil from the well, is contained and cleaned the stain, and the inhabitants of the Gulf are able to resume their lives."
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