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>> i'm not able to put -- make a judgment as to whether the right choices were made. >> you're the c.e.o. >> but i'm not with respect, congressman, a drilling engineer other technical engineer in these matters. >> but you're in charge of them. >> that doesn't mean to say i'm an expert. >> i mean one of the frustrations folks have is who in in charge? a baker report says it was a systematic choice made by bp that led to the loss of life, that led to pollution, that could be attributed to a decision based on saving money, increasing profits at the expense of safety and as it turns out, unfortuna...

Manage safety and a systematic change in the culture of bp. that's something we have done consistently over the last three years. >> did that systematic change you say you implemented as a result of the baker report account for the reason that at deepwater horizon, when faced with the choice of a cheaper, quicker design, bp chose the cheaper and quickerasing design. did you do that on the basis of recommendations of baker report? >> as i said, we need to wait for the results of the investigation to conclude. if there's evidence whatsoever people put costs ahead of safety in this incident, then...

Secretary of state james baker, are you familiar with that report? >> i'm very familiar with that report. >> and in that report, which you i take it regard as credible? >> i believe it is very credible, it's been the basis on which we moved forward in 2007. >> and that report, and i quote, found that bp management allowed operators and supervisors to alter, to edit, to add and to remove procedure requests of the texas city refinery without accessing risk. and the baker panel reassessed all of bp's -- serious deviations from safe operating practices, is that an accurate statement of the finding...

It. >> are you saying you made the right choice in this case. >> i'm not able to make a judgment as to whether the right choices were made. >> you're the ceo -- >> but i'm not with respect, congressman a drilling engineer or a technically qualified engineer in these matters. >> but you're in charge of them. >> that doesn't mean to say that i'm an expert. >> well, you know, one of the frustrations that i think folks have is who is in charge? and there was a baker report that said that there was a systematic choice being made consistently by bp that led to the loss of life, that led to plugsz th...

Systematic change in how we manage safety and a systematic change in the culture of bp. that is something we have done consistently over the last three years. >> did that systematic change that you say you implemented as a result of the baker report. account for the reason that at deep water horizon, when faced with the chase of a cheaper and quicker casing design, or a safer design, bp chose the cheaper and quicker casing design, did you do that on the basis of the recommendations of the baker report? >> as i have said, we need to wait for the results of the investigation to conclude, if ther...