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Global empire. critics say he created a culture of cost-cutting and encouraged a fix it when it breaks attitude thats still in place at bp today. wall street journal reporter steve levine said browns fixation on profitability may have helped bp grow, but compromised worker safety. >> there was a lot grumbling from the rank and file about the cost-cutting. a lot of people knew that it had gone too far. >> reporter: in 2005 when brown was ceo, texas city learned that firsthand when bps refinery ex...

Of cost-cutting and encouraged a fix it when it breaks attitude thats still in place at bp today. wall street journal reporter steve levine said browns fixation on profitability may have helped bp grow, but compromised worker safety. >> there was a lot grumbling from the rank and file about the cost-cutting. a lot of people knew that it had gone too far. >> reporter: in 2005 when brown was ceo, texas city learned that firsthand when bps refinery exploded. 15 workers died, 180 wereinjur ed. that ...

He was considered a visionary, a profit maker for shareholders. he transformed a sleepy company with just two pipelines into a global empire. critics say he created a culture of cost-cutting and encouraged a fix it when it breaks attitude thats still in place at bp today. wall street journal reporter steve levine said brownes fixation on profitability may have helped bp grow, but compromised worker safety. >> there was a lot grumbling from the rank and file about the cost-cutting. a lot of peopl...