D. Peter Maus wrote:

BP was slated to receive an award for it's environmental friendliness
until Obiteme ordered it killed in the wake of this spill.

BP was to be recognized for it's environmental responsibility and
exceptional safety record, with the fewest injuries, and lowest volume
of oil spilled, over its history, in the industry.

BP is positively antiseptic compared to Exxon.

More WLS facts?

Newser) – As the Gulf of Mexico turns into an oil-slicked environmental
disaster, BP is quick to point the finger at Transocean, the owner and
operator of the doomed Deepwater Horizon. But, as the New York Times
reports, the oil giant itself has a history littered with spills,
blowouts, safety violations, and promises to clean up its act. “It is a
corporate problem,” says Rep. Bart Stupak, who will grill BP execs
Wednesday. “Their mentality is to get in the foxhole and batten down the
hatch."

Among infractions on BP's safety resume: a 2005 blast at a Texas
refinery that killed 15 employees; a neglected pipeline that burst in
2006 and dumped 200,000 gallons of oil on Alaska's North Slope; and more
than $550 million in safety fines in the years since, including 700
violations in the Texas refinery alone last year. Ironically, the Times
notes the standard-bearer of industry safety: ExxonMobil, author of the
1989 Exxon Valdez disaster.