HOUSTON, May 16 (Reuters) - BP Plc on Sunday said its public statements to date are 'absolutely consistent' with the Obama administration's request for the London-based oil giant to clarify its legal liability for paying to clean up a massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Top Obama administration officials on Saturday demanded 'immediate public clarification' from BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward over BP's intentions about paying cleanup costs.
'What they are requesting in the letter is absolutely consistent with all our public statements on the matter,' BP spokesman David Nicholas said.
(Reporting by Chris Baltimore; Editing by Eric Walsh) Keywords: OIL RIG/LIABILITY (chris.baltimore@thomsonreuters.com; + 713 210 8500; Reuters Messaging: chris.baltimore.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
Top Obama administration officials on Saturday demanded 'immediate public clarification' from BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward over BP's intentions about paying cleanup costs.
'What they are requesting in the letter is absolutely consistent with all our public statements on the matter,' BP spokesman David Nicholas said.
(Reporting by Chris Baltimore; Editing by Eric Walsh) Keywords: OIL RIG/LIABILITY (chris.baltimore@thomsonreuters.com; + 713 210 8500; Reuters Messaging: chris.baltimore.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.