Gulf Oil Spill: BP CEO Tony Hayward Apologizes For Saying 'I Want My Life Back'

BP CEO Tony Hayward blasted out a statement Wednesday in which he apologized for complaining over the weekend, "I'd like my life back."

Hayward said in Wednesday's statement that he was "appalled" to read his own statement, and singled out for apology the families of the 11 rig workers who died in the Deepwater Horizon explosion. The full statement appears below:

I made a hurtful and thoughtless comment on Sunday when I said that "I wanted my life back." When I read that recently, I was appalled. I apologize, especially to the families of the 11 men who lost their lives in this tragic accident. Those words don't represent how I feel about this tragedy, and certainly don't represent the hearts of the people of BP -- many of whom live and work in the Gulf -- who are doing everything they can to make things right. My first priority is doing all we can to restore the lives of the people of the Gulf region and their families -- to restore their lives, not mine.