Herman also provided Truthout with an email he sent to persons concerned with BP's and Feinberg's recent moves, in which he expressed concern with the procedures of the Claims Facility. While Herman stated that Feinberg and Rozen "have attempted to answer some of these questions, (with perhaps some inconsistency), no one -- it seems -- has ever seen a document signed off on by BP."
Herman asked, "What, specifically, has BP committed to do? What, specifically, has BP given Mr. Feinberg (as an "independent" agent or administrator) the authority to agree to on behalf of BP? The attached letter was sent to BP's local counsel here in New Orleans on July 3rd. We have still not received a formal response, and, to my knowledge, no one (including Mr. Feinberg) has seen a formal written document (other than a White House Press Release) that purports to be authored by, signed by, agreed to or otherwise binding on BP. So, it would seem to be time to start asking BP (and/or the administration) : Where is BP? Or, perhaps stated another way: Where's the beef?"
On June 1, BP Board Chairman Henric Svanberg stated, "[President Obama] is frustrated because he cares about the small people, and we care about the small people. I hear comments sometimes that large oil companies are greedy companies or don't care, but that is not the case in BP. We care about the small people."
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