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...internal economic analysis cheered the disruptive and destructive Hurricane Georges ("Nature stepped in to lend a helping hand") and appeared to welcome OPEC's "efforts to rein in output" as helpful to their business, which of course is the same as OPEC's, selling oil. And in 1999, BP Amoco (now BP) actually had a "Midwest, Mid-Continent Strategy" to avoid putting more oil on the market than their profitability could take...
...BP MS 150 BIKE TOUR Enron was a top fund raiser for this annual event, a ride from Houston to Austin, sponsored by the Multiple Sclerosis Society...
...JOHN BROWNE Energy executives and environmentalists were like oil and water until Browne, 53, changed the rules of engagement in a 1997 speech announcing a greener direction for BRITISH PETROLEUM. BP now limits its greenhouse-gas emissions and has invested $1 billion in solar-energy technology, becoming the world's largest photovoltaic manufacturer. At the same time, he has taken BP from near obscurity to the world's No. 3 oil company, buying competitors like Amoco and inspiring other execs to copy his formula for blending environmentalism and strong earnings...
...year’s playoffs, FOX hit a new low by placing ads for television shows like “Ally McBeal” and “Boston Public” on the backstop behind home plate. As big a fan as I am of “BP,” this crossed the line...
Over the next three decades or so, BP's main shift will be to gas, says chief executive John Browne. While the company sees long-term potential in solar power and hydrogen fuel cells, it believes that these technologies are not yet commercially viable. (In an attempt to reduce the high manufacturing cost of solar panels, Shell and the Dutch coatings and chemicals firm Akzo Nobel are testing new techniques...