BP CEO Tony Hayward Testifies Before Congress
(BET News) — A day after agreeing to a $20 billion victims’ compensation fund, BP’s chief executive is ready to tell Congress that he was “personally devastated” by the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and understands the anger that Americans feel toward him and his company. CEO Tony Hayward’s contrition isn’t likely to save him from a bruising Thursday on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are preparing to channel constituent outrage over the worst environmental disaster in the nation’s history.
