BP narrowly misses out on safety award

While it didn't win the award from lobby group Oil & Gas UK, BP still won praise for its 'enthusiasm and commitment' to offshore safety.

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Wed, Apr 20 2011 at 11:40 AM

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OIL SPILL: BP was shortlisted for an award for 'Innovation in Safety’ at a lunch in Scotland, held a year to the day after a blast on a BP rig that killed 11 men and led to the spill. (Photo: Simon Dawson/AP)

LONDON - BP, the oil giant responsible for the worst oil spill in U.S. history, came close to winning a safety award from lobby group Oil & Gas UK on Wednesday.

While it lost out, BP still won praise for its "enthusiasm and commitment" to offshore safety.

BP was one of three groups shortlisted for an award for "Innovation in Safety," which was awarded to air traffic control group NATS, at a lunch in Scotland, held a year to the day after a blast on a BP rig which killed 11 men and led to the spill.

A U.S. presidential investigation into the disaster criticized BP's safety culture harshly.

However, Malcolm Webb, chief executive of Oil & Gas UK, said: "All our finalists demonstrated the ideas, enthusiasm and commitment required in putting safety first and set an example for all of us working in offshore oil and gas to follow."

(Editing by Jon Loades-Carter)

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Comment: 1

Alan Apr 22 2011 at 10:01 AM

Are we living in a quasi north korea, where we are fed propoganda by the state or are we living in a first world democracy.
The answer is pretty obvious at this point.

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