“BP has a stated goal to become a leader in process safety,” said its global head of refining. This statement might carry some credibility if the company were not getting slapped with new fines for new safety violations at its Texas City refinery, where an explosion killed 15 workers and injured 180 others in 2005. They’ve been so confident of their safety practices that they appealed a proposed $87.4 million in fines from last October regarding the facility’s safety practices. Well, it seems that the relentless judgments might be having a toll on BP. The company has just agreed to pay a record $50.6 million in fines related to the 2005 explosion and to dedicate an additional $500 million to comply with OSHA review and inspections of the plant. Last week, the State of Texas sued BP for a 40-day excess pollution release of carcinogens such as benzene during April and May. And earlier this month a $10 billion federal class action lawsuit was filed for the pollution release.
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