BP has put in place safety systems for offshore drilling that are ahead of any other company's, the UK oil group has said as it prepares for the trial over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.

The company has set out details of how it has restructured its operations and invested in new technology in an attempt to show that the mistakes that led to the fatal explosion and huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will not be repeated.

Richard Morrison, who is about to take over as president of the company's operations in the Gulf of Mexico, said changes brought in since the disaster represented a greater investment in safety than for any of BP's competitors. - (Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2013)