July 15th, 2010
11:26 AM ET
10 years ago
BP still a top supplier to U.S. military
New York (CNNMoney.com) - BP is still among the biggest suppliers of fuel to the U.S. military, and the Defense Department has no plans to stop awarding the company lucrative contracts.
As of last week, BP has been awarded 17 contracts valued at just under $1 billion, the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) said. That makes BP the third-largest supplier of fuel to the armed services so far this fiscal year.
In fiscal 2009, the DLA granted BP a total of 26 contracts valued at $2.2 billion, or nearly 12% of overall fuel purchases, making it the military's largest fuel supplier that year.
Full story
From CNN Politics
- Tax cuts, tariff relief and travel restrictions: White House hunts for options to contain virus fallout February 29, 2020 12:59 am
- US military scrambles to cope with global 'threat' posed by coronavirus February 29, 2020 05:48 am
- State Department raises travel advisory for Italy amid coronavirus outbreak February 29, 2020 01:48 am
- Trump says he will nominate Rep. John Ratcliffe to be director of national intelligence February 29, 2020 01:07 am
- Appeals court says Don McGahn doesn't have to testify in major win for White House February 29, 2020 03:54 am
- Exclusive: New evidence shows a patient warned Columbia University about OB-GYN's alleged sexual assault decades ago February 28, 2020 11:31 pm
An army has to have fuel to operate.I guess all the tree huggers and leftist idiots will raise cain about this to and want to do a moritorium on it for six months. Idiots
You can't really boycott BP regardless because they will file bankruptcy and won't be able to finish paying all the liabilities. Although I never buy BP gas and long-term their reputation will probably never recover.
Ah, now I see why people in Oregon are not upset over the oil spill and have tried to dismiss the catastrophe, of course, BP was awarded a contract to supply jet fuel to a regional airport in Oregon. I was wondering why I hadn't seen any Oregon Environmentalists protesting the oil spill, now I know, Oregonians are a bunch of Fakes.
Not to mention the 900M contract with Lybia.
So, I guess Joe Barton can breathe easy now, he will undoubtedly
keep getting his pay-offs from BP, and
Rand Paul can quit worrying that President Obama's remarks
might "hurt BP".
Of course, people are still suffering, wildlife still dying, wetlands
still being ruined, but
all's well in the world of Big Oil and its defenders.
War profiteering: A great American tradition.
BP, TransOcean, Haliburton.
Nothing more needs to be said.
By the way – Cheney is now battery operated and has no pulse. (Knew he didn't have a real heart before this).
Kept alive artificially. Where are Palin and Bachmann's death panels??? Or are republicans exempt from THEIR panels (liars !! )???
BP was one of the largest contributors to Obama's campaign. Ok dems, we have heard you constantly chirping about the evil Haliburton. Let's hear it about BP.....Obama's Haliburton.
Want to cut dependence on foreign oil, look to the military.
GI Joe July 15th, 2010 12:41 pm ET
BP, TransOcean, Haliburton.
Nothing more needs to be said.
By the way – Cheney is now battery operated and has no pulse. (Knew he didn't have a real heart before this).
Kept alive artificially. Where are Palin and Bachmann's death panels??? Or are republicans exempt from THEIR panels (liars !! )???
_________________________________________________
Cheney has his own insurance. Are you really this dumb. Seriously, whats wrong nothing worth saying so lets just take shots at cheney. You are pathetic.
I love that people are bashing republicans about this... This is OBAMA defence department!!
Some people will never learn and move on!
Just like all the money that this company gave to Obama when he was in the Senate and during his campaign for the presidency.
BP, if you hadn't abused your off shore drilling so badly, actly in such bad faith, the world would not be examining you so closely right now
LESSON FOR BUSINESSES:
do not cut corners
try to do it correct the first time, safely, even if it costs more
have correct safety measures checked and up and working
QUALITY CONTROL is paramount
BP: you dropped the ball, and now you pay the price all over the place, you earned this
Lib Looneyes
(It's" Loonies" BTW)
So are you saying the army can only get it's fuel from BP? Why can't they get it from an AMERICAN company?
We love our Queen here at home!! Said enough.