BP faces grilling in Congress as Obama addresses nation
US President Barack Obama makes remarks on the BP oil spill beside National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen at the Theodore Staging Facility in Theodore, Alabama on Monday. BP has come to Theodore Industrial Port to operate a staging area that will aid in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill cleanup operations. Jim Young / Reuters |
WASHINGTON/HOUSTON - BP Plc's US chief faced accusations in Congress on Tuesday that the energy giant caused the worst oil spill in US history with a calculated strategy to cut costs, hours before President Barack Obama uses a televised address to defend his handling of the disaster.
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