Shrimp season hampered by BP oil spill
- 12 years ago
British Petroleum (BP) energy giant is set to formally announce a new CEO to replace Tony Hayward due to his handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Hayward is reportedly leaving with a payout worth about $17 million and is to be appointed to the board of BP's joint venture in Russia.
His successor is slated to be Robert Dudley, a senior American executive who is currently in charge of oil spill clean-up efforts in the Gulf.
Dudley will have to try and clean up the company's reputation as well as the oil spill, but for those who have to deal with the layers of crude in the Gulf of Mexico, the leadership change means little for now.
The 90-day shrimping season that hauls in a whole year's income for so many Gulf Coast boatmen has been delayed because of the oil spill.
Al Jazeera's Gabriel Elizondo reports from Chauvin, Louisiana.
Hayward is reportedly leaving with a payout worth about $17 million and is to be appointed to the board of BP's joint venture in Russia.
His successor is slated to be Robert Dudley, a senior American executive who is currently in charge of oil spill clean-up efforts in the Gulf.
Dudley will have to try and clean up the company's reputation as well as the oil spill, but for those who have to deal with the layers of crude in the Gulf of Mexico, the leadership change means little for now.
The 90-day shrimping season that hauls in a whole year's income for so many Gulf Coast boatmen has been delayed because of the oil spill.
Al Jazeera's Gabriel Elizondo reports from Chauvin, Louisiana.