BP公司处理墨西哥湾漏油纠纷的经验与启示  

Lessons learned in BP's settlement of claims from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill

作　　者：姜明军 叶研 李志刚 

机构地区：[1]中国石油伊朗公司 [2]中国石油天然气勘探开发公司

出　　处：《国际石油经济》2015年第8期47-54,共8页International Petroleum Economics

摘　　要：在处理因墨西哥湾漏油事故所引起的纠纷及诉讼过程中,BP公司采取了一系列相对有效的风险管控措施:一是事发后全力止损散损;二是在可接受的限度内,优先以和解方式处理索赔;三是在民事和刑事(包括公共集团)诉讼并发时,先应对刑事和集团诉讼,后处理民事赔偿和罚款;四是在应诉中,积极有效地抗辩,并辅以强有力的证据、律师团队和专家证人支持;五是通过公关宣传等手段,做好整体策应和配合。同时某些做法也值得反思,例如为获得有利结果而滥用法律工具,对上诉与否及启动时机的选择不够得当,对项目运行全过程的合规和风控管理仍有改进空间等。BP adopted an array of comparatively effective measures in mitigating and settling claims arising from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Those measures consisted primarily of： 1） making every effort to stop and contain losses and damage caused by the accident; 2） prioritizing amicable settlement wherever acceptable; 3） handling criminal prosecution and class action fi rst in case they overlap with civil claims and fi nes; 4） engaging in active defense by making full use of favorable evidence and the skills of professional attorneys and expert witnesses; 5） conducting public relations and related activities within an overall strategy. However, lessons need to be learned from taking abusive legal measures to obtain a favorable result, being insuffi ciently mindful of timing legal in deciding whether or not to appeal, needing improvement in day-to-day compliance and risk-control throughout project operations, etc.

关 键 词：BP公司 墨西哥湾漏油事故 纠纷和诉讼管理 经验启示 

分 类 号：D997.4[政治法律—国际法学]