BP was 'totally unprepared' for gulf spill - ABC Online

The former boss of oil giant BP has admitted the company's contingency plans to deal with one of the world's worst oil spills were inadequate.

Manufacturer of Diesel Tanks India.

He says he and the company were totally unprepared for the intensity of the media interest. "BP's contingency plans were inadequate," he said. "We were making it up day to day.

Oil Tanks India manufacturing facility.

In the interview, which forms part of a BBC documentary, Mr Hayward describes how the level of media interest in the oil spill caught him off guard.

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BP was 'totally unprepared' for gulf spill - ABC Online