At the BP refinery in Dunkerque (Nord), the 3rd in France, an unprecedented partnership with ELF will produce 320,000 tonnes of oil per year. Comment on factual images and interview with a production manager at ELF and Jean-Pierre CATRY (Director of the site).
The two energy giants Amoco (USA) and BP (Great Britain) undertake the largest industrial fusion in history, becoming the third largest oil group in the world, behind Exxon and Shell. Commentary on factual images and illustration and interview Elie COHEN (economist at the CNRS).
Whatever happens, BP has been facing its worst environmental and economic catastrophe for three months now. Is the group in danger? Financial predators are already beginning to prowl... Commentary on factual and archival images, interview Tim WEBB (journalist at the Guardian) and excerpt statement of David CAMERON (British Prime Minister). Tray in situation Jacques CARDOZE.
Gulf of Mexico: how much will this ecological catastrophe cost? The assessment is difficult to establish since the oil continues to flow and it is not yet known when BP technicians will be able to find a solution. But the bill is already very heavy. There are all kinds of ways to try to stem the oil spill and the paralysis of an entire sector of the economy. We already exceed several billion dollars... Commentary on factual and archival images, explanatory infographic and interview Jean-Louis SCHILANSKY (French Union of Petroleum Industries).
Since last April, his resignation was desired. BP’s British director, Tony HAYWARD, will leave his position next October. It is paying, of course, for its disastrous management of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, following the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig. The oil group chose this time an American to restore its image and for the first time in its history, it is therefore a non-Britannic who takes control of BP. Commentary on factual and archival images with excerpt from previous statement of the interested party and of Barack OBAMA (President of the United States). Plateau in situation Karine COMAZZI.
In the Gulf of Mexico, in the United States, this may be the first glimmer of hope after the collapse of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that is causing a massive oil spill. BP was able to insert a pipe into the main leak and oil was recovered by a surface vessel. It’s far from perfect but it’s more conclusive than previous dome tests. Explanatory commentary on factual and archival images, infographic and excerpt statement Kent WELLS (Vice-president of BP). Tray in situation Stephan BREITNER.
A report on the oil spill that is expected to hit the Louisiana coast in the United States soon after the Deepwater Horizon fire. Commentary on factual images, explanatory infographic images and interviews Frank HAESELER (Head of the Department of Geochemistry of the French Petroleum Institute) and Christophe ROUSSEAU (centre for documentation, research and experimentation on accidental water pollution).
The oil companies Total and BP announced yesterday a decrease in their prices at the pump, two euro cents for diesel fuels and three cents for unleaded fuels. Commentary on factual images, micro-sidewalk of motorists and interview André TRICOIRE (commercial director Total France).
In the Federal Republic of Germany, in Dinslaken, visit to the BP refinery by Ludwig ERHARD (Vice-chancellor of West Germany) and speech (silent subject).
After the French group Total, it is the British Petroleum Group (BP) that separates from its chemistry branch by selling it to the American company Innovène. The 1,000 employees who work at the Lavera site, near Martigues (Bouches du Rhône), are worried. On the contrary, management announces investments to modernize the company. Comments on factual images and interviews Marc SARDE (CGT delegate) and Xavier BONTEMPS (Innovène Director, Lavera).
Report in the United States where an oil rig severely damaged by an explosion sank on Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana, causing a major oil spill. Eleven employees are missing, and the American authorities have quickly sent pollution control vessels to contain the oil slick because the risks of major pollution remain. Comment on factual images and excerpt from a statement by Rear-Admiral Mary LANDRY (spokesman for the United States Coast Guard) who announces on American television that there is apparently no leak of submarine oil (sic).
Following the temporary closure of the Prudhoe Bay fields in Alaska (USA) by the British oil group BP, following the discovery of a pipeline leak, The immediate consequence has been the rise in the price of oil per barrel and, therefore, the price of fuel at the pump and, for airlines, the price of kerosene. Air France-KLM increases its fares for a Paris-New York round trip, with a surcharge of up to 116 euros, and motorists must curb their consumption. In addition, the geopolitical context and the arrival of the hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico do not indicate a drop in the price of a barrel. Commentary on factual images and illustration, micro-sidewalk of motorists and interview Moncef KAABI (director of studies, IXIS raw materials manager).
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will inevitably leave its mark, even if the fight against the oil spill is over. The various and numerous clogging and cleaning operations as well as compensation have already cost BP more than $6 billion, but it is not finished, the bill will ultimately be much higher. That being said, with a turnover of 239 billion dollars, the British company has not too much to worry about for its future... Commentary on factual and archival images and excerpt statement of Barack OBAMA (President of the United States).
In Louisiana, the American state most affected by the oil spill caused by the sinking of a platform operated by BP, the inhabitants express their anger, especially since a BP document made public proves that several warnings before the disaster were not taken into account. Commentary on factual and archival images, explanatory infographic, anger reaction of Lovie VERDIN (local resident) and excerpt statement of Tony HAYWARD (CEO of BP).
A report on BP’s announcement of the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. More than 50 million litres of oil have been spilled since the disaster began. A new funnel has been placed on the valves, but President Barack OBAMA remains cautious as to the effectiveness of this device. Commentary on factual images and infographics interspersed by an excerpt from the statement of Barack OBAMA and interview of Patrick DAGET (oil drilling expert "Techdrill International").