Not too happy: BP boss Tony Hayward loses share bonus as the company is outperformed by its competitors
Hayward loses out on BP stumbles
BP boss Tony Hayward lost out on a possible £2.5 million ($4.9 million) bonus last year via the supermajor's incentive scheme, it emerged today, with the UK giant's annual report confirming it was lagging behind its peers.
Meanwhile, a BP spokesman confirmed the compensation bill for 2005's Texas City refinery explosion had hit more than $2 billion.
He told Reuters BP has paid out $1.6 billion already and is to set aside another $525 million for other claims.
The spokesman said the total covered the biggest claims, from the explosion which killed 15 workers, but was unable to say whether further charges would need to be taken to cover compensation costs.
In its annual report, BP said it had settled some shareholder legal actions related to the blast, but the spokesman declined to say how much, if anything, had been paid.
Repairs and lost profits on the site have also cost BP over $1 billion.
A BP spokesman said that under a long-term share incentive scheme, Hayward could have landed up to 436,636 shares - but as the supermajor came last in a variety of measures against its main rivals, he received none.
However, Hayward still received a salary of £877,000 and a cash bonus of £1.26 million.
Hayward, who took BP's helm after the resignation of John Browne last year, is trying to turn around the company after three difficult years when major projects were delayed, pipelines ruptured and refinery accidents were blamed on cost-cutting.
In September last year, Hayward told staff that BP's performance was "dreadful" and launched a restructuring programme to reduce complexity, cuts costs, and jobs.