Report Shows Long-Standing Problems at BP Facilities

British Petroleum internal documents prepared between 2002 and 2005 "revealed knowledge of significant safety problems at the Texas City refinery and at 34 other BP business units around the world" long before the March 2005 explosion that killed 15 workers and injured 180 others, according to the preliminary findings of a Chemical Safety Board investigation. The board will have a news conference in Houston today to present additional findings and safety recommendations. Board chairwoman Carolyn Merritt said the investigation "shows that BP's global management was aware of problems with ...