(Lord Browne’s recent problems include the Thunder Horse oil rig delay after a hurricane and Prudhoe Bay where pipes were found corroded causing large oil spills in Alaska)
By Richard Blackden
Last Updated: 12:40am BST 13/04/2007
Lord Browne, chief executive of oil giant BP, has seen off a potential rebellion over his pay package by shareholders who claimed it wasn’t deserved given the company’s safety record.
BP said today that of the shareholders who have voted so far, 82.7pc have approved the resolution proposed at today’s annual general meeting – Lord Browne’s last as chief executive.