Prem Nair
Prem Nair
contested liability
We have always contested liability in this lawsuit.
agreed appeals business contested judgment legal liability payment settle
We agreed to settle and that was a business judgment that we made. We have always contested liability in this lawsuit, but our appeals have been denied. This settlement is a payment of our legal obligations.
believe best company continued emission interest occurred supports trend
We believe that the settlement is in the best interest of the company and supports the continued trend of emission reductions that has occurred at our refineries.
company fully
We are a very responsible company and we have been working on this systematically. We have fully complied with the requirements of our remediation agreement.
believe changes original program reforms return strongly support
We strongly support the EPA's reforms and believe these changes will return the program to its original intent.
cleaning occurred putting regret resources sincerely
We sincerely regret that this occurred and we're putting all of our resources into cleaning it up.
beginning law oil program purchased within
We purchased oil through the oil-for-food program from the beginning of the program to its end, and everything we did was within U.S. law and U.N. guidelines.