Exxon in Crisis | Cleaning Up | 3
Business Movers
Wondery
4.7 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 22 December 2022
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Frank Iarossi is replaced with a veteran Exxon oil man from Texas. But the newcomer clashes with the Coast Guard over management of the clean-up as Exxon’s crisis moves from Alaska to the courtroom.
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| 0:23.0 | It's early on April 4, 1989 in Central Australia. |
| 0:28.0 | 12 days since the Exxon Valdez ran a ground in Alaska. |
| 0:32.0 | In an office more than 7,000 miles away, oil man Otto Harrison arrives for another day of work. |
| 0:40.0 | Otto is a Texan, I'm proud of it. |
| 0:43.0 | A clock in the shape of the state hangs behind his desk. |
| 0:46.0 | It's 5 o'clock in the morning in Australia, but that's not too early for this 53 year old |
| 0:51.0 | who looks like an army colonel with his bulky frame and buzz cut hair. |
| 0:55.0 | He goes to hang up his coat when the telephone on his desk starts to ring. |
| 1:01.0 | Otto frowns, he hopes to get some work done this morning without distractions. |
| 1:06.0 | He sighs and picks up the phone. |
| 1:08.0 | Yeah, Otto Harrison. |
| 1:10.0 | Otto, good. I called your hotel. They said you'd be at the office. |
| 1:14.0 | Otto recognizes the voice at once. It's Larry Rawl, his boss and the CEO of Exxon. |
| 1:20.0 | What time is it over there Otto? |
| 1:22.0 | It's 5 in the morning, best time of the day. |
| 1:25.0 | And how are you liking Australia? |
| 1:27.0 | Well, it's hot as Hades, just like home. |
| 1:29.0 | Well, I'm glad you're enjoying it. |
| 1:31.0 | I am, and I've got a good team out here, one of the finest I've worked with. |
| 1:35.0 | Otto has been with Exxon for 30 years, and is a veteran of its international and offshore operations. |
| 1:41.0 | Well, Otto, let me ask you this. You think they could cope without you for a little while? |
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