THE BP chief executive, Tony Hayward, was heckled by a protester as he attempted to apologise for the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster yesterday.
The woman – with what appeared to be oil smeared on her face and hands – shouted “You need to go to jail” as Mr Hayward tried to address a Congressional committee hearing.
He had earlier sat silently as a succession of US politicians lambasted BP for what they alleged to be “astonishing” corporate complacency.
When Mr Hayward eventually read his evidence, he said he was “personally devastated” by the explosion which killed 11 workers on the Deepwater Horizon rig and the resulting oil spill. Mr Hayward went on: “I understand how serious the situation is – it is a tragedy.''
BP would foot the entire clean-up bill, the chief executive said.
“I give my pledge that we will not rest until we make this right. We are a strong company and no resources will be spared.”
He said it was still “too early to say” what caused the incident.
