BP's Iris Cross starred in two disaster PR campaigns

By Aaron Mehta

Before oil spills ads, BP's Iris Cross drew jury tampering accusations in earlier disaster

Excerpts from this story referencing "Amoco":

"… as a public relations professional.Cross’s career began with oil company Amoco, where she had worked primarily in the public relations department from 19 …"

Bush's carbon dioxide flip-flop came through staffer who had lobbied for car-exhaust

By Nathaniel Heller and M. Asif Ismail

WASHINGTON, March 30, 2001 — President Bush's decision to abandon his campaign pledge to limit carbon dioxide emissions was routed through a

Excerpts from this story referencing "Amoco":

"… ’s largest oil companies and one with strong ties to the Bush family. BP Amoco bought Atlantic Richfield, known as Arco, last year. BP Amoco is the world …"

"… h family. BP Amoco bought Atlantic Richfield, known as Arco, last year. BP Amoco is the world’s third-largest integrated oil company and has an interest …"

"… Alaska.O’Brien Calio earned roughly $120,000 per year from Arco until BP Amoco purchased the company.Former President Bush also benefited financially fro …"

"… were worth more than $14 million, according to the Wall Street Journal.BP Amoco’s recent lobbying reports cite “Clean Air Act Implementation,” “Oz …"

Use of toxic acid puts millions at risk

By Jim Morris and Chris Hamby

A 2009 explosion in Corpus Christ sheds light on danger of toxic acid cloud

Excerpts from this story referencing "Amoco":

"… the perils of an HF release from a refinery emerged in the summer of 1986. Amoco, which used the acid at its Texas City refinery (later acquired by BP), wa …"

"… if large quantities got out. State regulators had expressed concerns, and Amoco approached Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California to conduct …"

"… similar to those in a refinery goes downwind as an aerosol and a vapor.” Amoco’s safety director, on the scene, was “just beside himself with concern …"

"… from the air, assuming the system worked exactly as planned, Koopman said.Amoco insisted that the video of the Nevada experiments include a disclaimer sta …"

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Regulatory flaws, repeated violations put oil refinery workers at risk

By Jim Morris, Chris Hamby and M.B. Pell

The nation’s refineries are plagued by equipment failures and sometimes-fatal accidents that in many cases could have been prevented.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Amoco":

"… overlooking lessons of the past at its Texas City refinery, acquired from Amoco in 1998. On March 23, 2005, an old, poorly designed relief system at the r …"

A most favored corporation: Enron prevailed in federal, state lobbying efforts 49 times

By M. Asif Ismail

WASHINGTON, January 6, 2003 — Enron Corp., which ran a formidable lobbying machine in Washington and state capitals, gained favorable treatm

Excerpts from this story referencing "Amoco":

"… percent of the funds, and the National Wetlands Coalition, which included Amoco, Arco, Exxon and other oil companies.While most of Enron’s lobbying effo …"

"… unity Act. Chevron, Mobil, Exxon, Enron, Bank of America, the Gap, Texaco, Amoco, Citicorp, and Coca-Cola were members.Alliance for Capital AccessThe Allia …"

"… other energy sources. Other members included Consolidated Natural Gas Co., Amoco Production Co., ANR Pipeline Co., ARCO Oil and Gas Co., Chevron Corp., Ten …"

"… horize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Among its members were BP Amoco, J. Aron & Co., Koch Industries, Mobil Business Resources Corp., Phibr …"

Cheney led Halliburton to feast at federal trough

By Knut Royce and Nathaniel Heller

WASHINGTON, August 2, 2000 — Under the guidance of Richard Cheney, a get-the-government-out-of-my-face conservative, Halliburton Company ove

Excerpts from this story referencing "Amoco":

"… rauded by Tyumen in an unrelated dispute.One of the aggrieved firms was BP-Amoco, the largest oil and gas producer in the United States. It and the others …"

"… ely “stolen” a vast oil field in which they held substantial equity.BP-Amoco commissioned a private investigative report on Tyumen, which was slipped t …"

"… about its own material on Tyumen in December and told the bank that the BP-Amoco investigative report “tracked” with its own information.“Criminal si …"

"… at there was “no evidence to support the allegations” raised in the BP-Amoco report, which he said included links to Russian organized crime. He would …"

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Right on the money: The George W. Bush profile

By Charles Lewis

On January 30, 1990, Platt's Oilgram News, a respected trade journal of the petroleum industry, reported that a subsidiary of a small, Dalla

Excerpts from this story referencing "Amoco":

"… for oil off its coast came as something of a surprise to industry experts. Amoco, the global oil giant, had also wanted the contract, and Chevron Corporati …"

"… du Pont de Nemours and Company, the giant chemical manufacturer, wrote, “Amoco presented the paper to the group at the meeting as something that has been …"

"… ies. But the CARE committee simply rubber-stamped the proposal that Exxon, Amoco, and Bush had already signed off on.The smoke and mirrors weren’t over y …"

"… 1998, Bush appeared at a press conference flanked by executives of Exxon, Amoco, and Texas Utilities, among others, to announce that twenty-six companies …"

The politics of energy: Coal

By Bill Dawson

WASHINGTON, December 3, 2003 — At the first meeting of President George W. Bush's cabinet in 2001, then-Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill dist

Excerpts from this story referencing "Amoco":

"… affected by government restrictions on CO2: American Petroleum Institute, Amoco, (now part of BP Amoco), Burlington Northern Railroad, CSX Corp. (another …"

"… restrictions on CO2: American Petroleum Institute, Amoco, (now part of BP Amoco), Burlington Northern Railroad, CSX Corp. (another rail company), Dow Chem …"

Harken's Ivy League underwriter

By John Dunbar

WASHINGTON, October 17, 2002 — The year 1990 started out on a high note for Harken Energy. ...

Excerpts from this story referencing "Amoco":

"… tion with much larger competitors, including Fortune 500 firms Chevron and Amoco, despite the fact it had never drilled a well in the region before.But the …"

Greasing the skids of corruption

By Phillip van Niekerk and Laura Peterson

Money from multinational oil companies moves through labyrinths of international bank accounts, avoiding national budgets and banks

Excerpts from this story referencing "Amoco":

"… yrocketed in hot markets such as Angola. The $870 million bonus paid by BP-Amoco, TotalFinaElf and Exxon for the ultra-deepwater blocks 31, 32 and 33 in 19 …"

"… e its merger in 1999 with BP, the list of foreign issues that U.S. company Amoco regularly lobbied on surpassed energy or even environmental issues, normal …"

"… , normally the first priority of petroleum companies. For example, in 1998 Amoco lobbied on U.S. relations with Africa, Nigeria, Angola, Azerbaijan, China, …"

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