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Lord Browne – Chief Executive BP (1995 – 2007)

Former BP boss, John Browne, fuels energy debate by backing shale gas production.

He made his name and fortune in the oil industry and in the process became one of Britain's best known business leaders. John Browne was BP's boss for 12 years. He expanded and diversified one of the world’s fossil fuel giants. Now he's back in the thick of the energy debate backing a company eager to develop shale gas production in the UK. His career has been defined by the search for fossil fuels and economic sustainability. Can we have both?

23 minutes

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Wed 1 May 2013 19:05GMT

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  • Wed 1 May 2013 08:05GMT
  • Wed 1 May 2013 19:05GMT

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