We agreed to settle and that was a business judgment that we made. We have always contested liability in this lawsuit, but our appeals have been denied. This settlement is a payment of our legal obligations. |
We are a very responsible company and we have been working on this systematically. We have fully complied with the requirements of our remediation agreement. |
We are responding appropriately, |
We believe that the settlement is in the best interest of the company and supports the continued trend of emission reductions that has occurred at our refineries. |
We have always contested liability in this lawsuit. |
We purchased oil through the oil-for-food program from the beginning of the program to its end, and everything we did was within U.S. law and U.N. guidelines. |
We sincerely regret that this occurred and we're putting all of our resources into cleaning it up. |
We strongly support the EPA's reforms and believe these changes will return the program to its original intent, |
We strongly support the EPA's reforms and believe these changes will return the program to its original intent. |