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BP CEO Dudley, who managed wake of Gulf oil spill, to retire

Posted October 04, 2019 7:00 am

The Associated Press

LONDON (AP) - Oil company BP says 49-year-old Bernard Looney will take over as CEO as Bob Dudley, who oversaw the aftermath of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, retires next year.

BP said Friday that Dudley, 64, will step down as CEO and leave the board in early February after delivering the companyâ€™s 2019 full year results. He will retire at the end of March after a 40-year career.

Looney is currently the head of BPâ€™s upstream operations and will join the board when Dudley leaves it in February.

Dudley became CEO soon after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, an environmental catastrophe that killed 11 rig workers. The spill cost BP over $60 billion, which Dudley managed by selling off businesses and refocusing operations.

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