Tony Hayward faced a barrage of criticism when US politicians claimed that he stonewalled their questions last year
By David Usborne in New York Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Managers of BP could face manslaughter charges when prosecutors in the United States finally conclude their criminal investigation into the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico last April that killed 11 rig workers and triggered the worst oil spill in US history.
The mere possibility that these and other charges may now be on the table at the US Justice Department, first reported last night by Bloomberg News, put new pressure on the shares of the energy giant.