BP faces protest from angry fishermen over oil spill

Friday, 15 April 2011, 17:04 IST
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London: BP faced protests from angry fishermen and disgruntled shareholders today at its first annual general meeting since the devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The meeting took place almost a year since the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig killed 11 workers and caused millions of gallons of oil to gush into the sea. Diane Wilson, a shrimp farmer from the Texas Gulf Coast smeared her face and hands with a dark syrup resembling oil as she protested outside the annual general meeting (AGM) venue in east London. "My community is dead. We've worked five generations there and now we've got a dead community. I'm angry, I've been angry a long time." Wilson bought BP shares to gain entry to the meeting but police and security guards ejected her from the conference hall amid chaotic scenes.
Source: PTI
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