Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
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20/04/2010 | (BP (Beyond Petroleum)) | Drilling rig 'Deepwater Horizon' on lease to BP explodes and catches fire - 11 killed, 17 injured; 4.9 million oil barrels leaked; local wildlife, fishing and tourism immensely damaged; potential health hazards for clean-up workers and coastal residents; multiple lawsuits for companies involved; BP pleaded guilty to criminal charges; reparations and damages - over £20 billion. | Gulf of Mexico | US Department of Justice, Business & Human Rights Resource Center, Financial Times | Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard, Pollution | |
23/03/2005 | BP (Beyond Petroleum) | Series of explosions at BP Texas City refinery - 15 workers killed, 180 injured; reports identified numerous technical and organisational failings at the refinery and within corporate BP; criminal and civil charges - $373m. | Texas City, TX | CSB | Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard | |
01/02/2002 | BP (Beyond Petroleum) | Alleged involvement of BP in kidnapping, murder and torture of suspected pipeline activists. | Casanare, Colombia | The Guardian | Abduction & Kidnap, Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Killings, Torture |