By David Prosser, Deputy Business Editor
Published: 14 September 2007
Senior directors from the world’s largest oil companies have agreed to attend a summit meeting next month in order to discuss working together to tackle health and safety issues.
Heads of safety from oil majors including BP, Shell and Total will meet together for the first time in order to agree a joint approach to improving the industry’s safety record.
The summit meeting follows increasing concern among oil executives that a series of disasters and safety failures is jeopardising their reputation and damaging business prospects. While the industry has collaborated in the past on safety issues, next month’s meeting will be the first time the majors have dispatched their most senior safety directors to talks.