BP back in business with feds
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March 13, 2014, 05:42 pm
By Laura Barron-Lopez
The Environmental Protection
Agency is lifting BP's suspension
from receiving federal contracts.
The agency imposed the suspension after
the oil giant pleaded guilty to the 2010 Gulf
of Mexico oil spill, which caused more than 4 million
barrels of oil to spew into the ocean.
The EPA announced Thursday it had reached
a deal with BP, which will span five years — but not without a few conditions.
Under the agreement, BP must have an
independent EPA-approved auditor, and adhere to specific provisions addressing
ethics, compliance and process safety.
“This is a fair agreement that requires BP
to improve its practices in order to meet the terms we’ve outlined together,”
Craig Hooks, EPA assistant administrator of Administration and Resources, said
in a statement.
“Many months of discussions and
assessments have led up to this point, and I’m confident we’ve secured strong
provisions to protect the integrity of federal procurement programs.”
The EPA issued the suspension in 2012,
banning BP from engaging in any business with the federal government. BP, a top
supplier to the Defense Department, has been fighting the suspension in court
but is dropping the lawsuit.
BP said in a statement on Thursday that it
will once again pursuer new deepwater drilling leases in the Gulf
of Mexico after the 16-month stay ended.
“Today’s agreement will allow America’s
largest energy investor to compete again for federal contracts and
leases," said John Minge, president of BP America, in a statement.
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA)
William
A. Nitze was an assistant administrator for the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Note: Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank), and Human Rights
First.
George Soros
was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society, and his divorce lawyer was William D. Zabel.
James S.
Crown is a trustee at the Aspen Institute
(think tank), and a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
Lester Crown
was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute
(think tank), and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago
Commercial Club of Chicago, Members Directory
A-Z (Past Research)
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Walter E.
Massey is a member of the Commercial Club
of Chicago, and was a director at BP p.l.c.
BP p.l.c.
was the operator of oil rig for the 2010 Gulf
of Mexico oil spill.
Robert
S. Osborne is a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago, and the EVP & general counsel for Booz Allen Hamilton.
Thad W.
Allen is the EVP for Booz Allen Hamilton,
and oversaw emergency response for the 2010 Gulf
of Mexico oil spill.
Kenneth
R. Feinberg is the victim compensation administrator for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill,
and a director at Human Rights First.
William
D. Zabel is the chair for Human Rights First,
was a trustee at the Foundation to Promote Open
Society, and George Soros’s
divorce lawyer.
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