BP同意改革美國工廠安全問題

　　BP has agreed to implement the changes proposed in a damning independent report into safety at its five US refineries after the investigative panel identified “material deficiencies” in the group's safety performance.

　　“Significant process safety culture issues exist at each refinery， not just the Texas City facility，” concluded the panel， chaired by James Baker， former US secretary of state. The panel was set up on the US government's recommendation following the enormous explosion at BP's Texas City refinery in March 2005

　　But Lord Browne， the outgoing chief executive， rejected the finding that the company had not given adequate resources to ensure safety. “I certainly never turned down a request [for safety funds]，” he said yesterday， adding that BP had “never focused on profits above safety”.

　　The findings are likely to be used against the company in the many outstanding civil cases against it.

　　英國BP石油公司已同意實施獨立報告中提出的變革措施。該獨立報告指出，該公司在其5家美國煉油廠安全問題上存在“重大缺陷”。

　　由美國前國務卿詹姆斯·貝克領導的調查小組得出結論：“不光是得州城的煉油廠，該公司的每家煉油廠在安全文化建設方面都存在重大的問題�！闭{查小組是2005年3月該公司得州煉油廠發生火災后成立的。

　　但是，就英國BP石油公司沒有提供充足的資源來確保安全這個問題，即將離任的英國石油首席執行官布朗勛爵昨天拒絕接受這一調查結果：“我肯定從未拒絕過任何一個安全資金方面的要求�！彼�還表示，該公司“從未將利潤置于安全之上”。