Bob Dudley, who takes over as chief executive at BP PLC (BP) Friday, said Thursday that some $32 billion in funds set aside by the company to cover costs stemming from the explosion and spill from the Deepwater Horizon well in the Gulf of Mexico should be adequate.
Bob Dudley, who takes over as chief executive at BP PLC (BP) Friday,
said Thursday that some $32 billion in funds set aside by the company to cover
costs stemming from the explosion and spill from the Deepwater Horizon well in
the Gulf of Mexico should be adequate.
In an interview on CNBC,
Dudley
said
the set-aside funds "are a reasonable set of liabilities," and that
"generally, we're in, I think, good shape."
Dudley
reiterated that BP is "certainly going to
meet our obligations in the
U.S.
,"
adding "I think our activities continue to show that."
Asked about the company's future plans,
Dudley
said
the company now is well into its $25 billion to $30 billion divestment plan and
has received $10 billion so far under that plan.
"And we continue to work on a number of ideas," he said.
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