09.17.2006 - The brilliantly profitable timing of the Alaska oil pipeline shutdown

For The Guardian (UK) -- Is the Alaska Pipeline corroded?  You bet it is.  Has been for more than a decade.  Did British Petroleum shut the pipe yesterday to turn a quick buck on its negligence, to profit off the disaster it created?  Just ask the "smart pig." ... more

Source: The Free Press
by Greg Palast

09.05.2006 - Hamel Says BP Lies About Everything, They Lie Even When They Don’t Have To

“BP lies about everything,” Charles Hamel told a news conference at the National Press Club this morning. “They lie even when they don’t have to lie.”

BP’s arch-nemesis did not back down in the face of a full court public relations counterattack by the UK-based oil giant. ... more

Source: Corporate Crime Reporter

09.05.2006 - BP appoints ombudsman to hear complaints

“BP lies about everything,” Charles Hamel told a news conference at the National Press Club this morning. “They lie even when they don’t have to lie.”

WASHINGTON (AFX) - Just days before being summoned to testify at a congressional hearing, British petroleum giant BP has asked a former federal judge to serve as its ombudsman and hear complaints from BP workers in Alaska and elsewhere about the company's operations. ... more

Source: Life Style Extra

08.30.2006 - Big problems for oil giant

BP's reputation as one of Britain's biggest corporate success stories took a fresh battering yesterday after the oil giant confirmed that it is being investigated in the US for possible manipulation of the crude oil and petrol markets. ... more

Source: The Independent
by Michael Harrison in London and Andrew Buncombe in Washington

08.26.2006 - Seattle firm warned BP about problems with Alaska oil pipelines

SEATTLE (AP) — An engineering firm raised a red flag more than four years ago about BP's monitoring of its Alaska oil pipelines, documents show. ... more

Source: USA Today