BP chief Hayward "sorry" after six-hour Congress savaging

Scott Sinclair
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Besieged BP chief Tony Hayward yesterday declared his "deep sorrow" over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill after US Congressman accused his company of "astonishing complacency" and of having a "cavalier attitude to risk".

Speaking before the House energy and commerce sub-committee, a jaded-looking Hayward apologised for the accident and said he was "personally devastated" by the loss of life on the Deepwater Horizon rig on 20 April. "I am absolutely devastated by the incident and I feel great sorrow," he said, a day after pledging £13.5bn to a compensation fund to make amends for the Gulf of Mexico spill. "This tragedy should never have happened and I am deeply sorry that it did." Britain's largest firm was condemned by Senators for increasing the risk of a "catastrophic blowout" by cutting "corner ...

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