"At nearly every step since the Deepwater Horizon exploded more than a month ago, causing the worst oil spill in U.S. history, rig operator BP PLC has downplayed the severity of the catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico.
On almost every issue -- the amount of gushing oil, the environmental impact, even how to stop the leak -- BP's statements have proven wrong. The erosion of the company's credibility may prove as difficult to stop as the oil spewing from the sea floor.
On almost every issue -- the amount of gushing oil, the environmental impact, even how to stop the leak -- BP's statements have proven wrong. The erosion of the company's credibility may prove as difficult to stop as the oil spewing from the sea floor.
'They keep making one mistake after another. That gives the impression that they're hiding things,'' said U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, a Florida Democrat who has been critical of BP's reluctance to publicly release videos of the underwater gusher. ''These guys either do not have any sense of accountability to the public or they are Neanderthals when it comes to public relations.'"
The Associated Press National Enterprise Team, Tamara Lush, Holbrook Mohr and Justin Pritchard, reports May 30, 2010, 2:16 a.m. ET.
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