BP – The $40billion Safety Culture Vacuum On March 23rd 2005 a huge explosion at BP’s Texas oil refinery killed 15 people and injured more than 180. Most were its own staff. The refinery had suffered safety problems before. The previous year two workers died when scalded by super-heated water that escaped from a high-pressure pipe. The British media focused on the effect of the 2005 blast: the price of oil rose by several $s a barrel. In Texas‚ however‚ the local media were outraged by ‘yet
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1. What are the main ethical issues and dilemma BP faces in this case? A project that is on a large scale faces some issues‚ including: There are concerns about the coating of the pipeline and the risks of leakages‚ in particular in Georgia‚ where oil spills might significantly impact the country’s strategic water resources in the Bojorni National Park. Concerns were also raised over the fact that the pipeline runs through earthquake zones‚ which leakages nearly inevitable or could not be avoided
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energy for heat and light‚ lubricants to keep engines moving‚ and the petrochemicals products used to make everyday items like plastic bottles. We also invest in renewable energy sources‚ which we believe will be an increasing source of value for BP. Our activities are focused on bio fuels and wind. As a global group‚ our interests and activities are held or operated through subsidiaries‚ branches‚ joint ventures or associates established in – and subject to the laws and regulations of – many
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School/Portfolio: | The Business School | Course Code/ID: | BUGEN 5930 | Course Title: | Business‚ Society and the Planet | Teaching Location: | Mt Helen | Program(s): | | Author: | Caroline Wilden | Level: | Introductory | Semester: | Semester 1‚ 2013 | Prerequisite(s): | Nil | Corequisite(s): | Nil | Exclusion(s): | Nil | Credit Points/Progress Units: | 15 | ASCED Code: | 080399 | Adopted Reference Style APA 1 COURSE ORGANISATION: 1.1 Handbook/s For
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BP OIL SPILL IN 2010 April 20th was a tragic day for BP and the crew of the Transocean’s Deepwater Horizon. “Floating fifty-two miles off the coast of Louisiana in 5‚000 feet of water was an oil rig drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.” (Hoffman‚ 2010) What unfolded next will go down in history as the worst accidental oil spill in the world. “The oil well a mile below the surface of the Gulf blew up from high-pressure methane gas expanding into the drill. As a result of the explosion‚ it ended
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staffing is a very big part of their organization. The company has approximately 100‚000 employees’ worldwide working in 47 countries. Currently they have five brands‚ they are: BP‚ Aral‚ ARCO‚ Castrol‚ AMPM‚ and Wild Bean Café brand‚ different brands but they provide energy. (BP‚ 2012) Sustaining their employees‚ providing opportunities like being an expatriate‚ and following BP’s strategy are some ways they maintain global staffing. Primarily‚ BP approach to sustaining employees is “found in the
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will not yield. Who is Responsible? BP is responsible for the disaster and should be held fully accountable for all economic retribution financially and environmentally. The oil rig was under contract by BP and according to the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 it stipulated that those parties responsible for the rig or facility which oil is being discharged from—is the responsible party held liable for cleanup costs. The conflict revolves around the fact that BP failed to clean-up the oil after seven
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gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The leak did not stop there though. It spread all the way to other countries and islands as well. The well did not get fully sealed until September 19‚ 2010. British Petroleum PLC‚ also very commonly known as BP (the owner of the well)
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BP Oil Spill Background The British Petroleum Oil Spill incident is the largest in history that raises various issue environmental and ethical issues. On 20th of April 2010‚ an explosion of the drilling rig caused the oil spill close to the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico‚ in which 11 employees were killed. It took around five months for the oil well to exert no further risk and be concealed‚ where many controversies arose throughout the period. BBC‚ 2010. Timeline: BP Oil Spill. BBC
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Does Monsanto maintain an ethical culture than can effectively respond to various stakeholders? I believe Monsanto makes an effort to have an ethical culture and for the most part they succeed. The bribery issues in Indonesia‚ within their own company‚ in the late 1990’s/early 2000’s were reported to the Department of Justice by Monsanto. This level of corporate governance is something I think many large corporations would not do. The farmers‚ who are primary stakeholders because they buy seed
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