BP faces $384,000 in fines for violations at Indiana plant
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BP PLC of the United Kingdom is to be fined $384,000 in a proposal over workplace safety violations at the Whiting, Indiana petroleum refinery by Indiana regulators. In March 2005 an industrial accident at the Texas City plant killed 15 workers. The profit margin soared to $22.3 billion at BP PLC in 2005.
Publisher: Dow Jones Publishing Co. (Europe)
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2006
United States, Foreign operations, Health Care and Social Assistance, HEALTH SERVICES, Employee Health & Safety, Indiana, Occupational health and safety, Occupational safety and health, BP PLC, Company overview, Financial report
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2006
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Former Shell chairman defends role in scandal: Sir Philip says he relied on inside, outside auditors for energy-reserves data
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Sir Philip Watts, former chairman of Royal Dutch/Shell Group, defended his role in the recent accounting scandal. Watts could still be charged, although the company has settled with financial regulators by paying $150 million fines.
Publisher: Dow Jones Publishing Co. (Europe)
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2004
United Kingdom, Netherlands, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Securities fraud, Royal Dutch-Shell PLC, Watts, Philip
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2004
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Subjects list: United Kingdom, Company legal issue, Cases, Petroleum industry
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