Cover Sheet Case Study: BP (Beyond Petroleum) Focuses on Sustainability University Instructor: 03/15/2012 Abstract When a person thinks of BP they image a green gas station and gas pumps. But BP has over 100 years of history behind it. BP was formally known as British Petroleum and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. It was founded in 1908 by William D’Arcy‚ a rich British man who invested all his savings in his quest for oil in the Middle East. At the time BP was committed to protect the
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Petroleum’s underwater pipeline‚ Deepwater Horizon‚ catastrophically failed and began spewing hundreds of thousands of barrels of petroleum daily. Currently BP plans to create a relief pipeline to fix the Deepwater Horizon and pay for all the damages that their pipeline is causing. On the other hand‚ President Barack Obama is demanding that BP take responsibility and pay for all necessary reparations such as cleaning the coastal shores and aid the people affected by
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1. Do you agree or disagree with Tony Hayward’s quote at the end of the case? Was this disaster strictly a BP failure or an industry accident? (One of my biggest mistakes was that I allowed myself to become the lightning rod for hatred and anger.” He went on to say‚ “I genuinely feel that this could have happened to anyone. This is not BP. It is an industry accident.) I mostly agree with Tony Hayward because an accident of that size is a result of a complex combination of mechanical failures‚
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M33_MARI0000_00_SE_CH33.qxd 33 3/29/11 4:46 PM Page 208 R E V I E W S H E E T NAME ____________________________________ EXERCISE LAB TIME/DATE _______________________ Human Cardiovascular Physiology: Blood Pressure and Pulse Determinations Cardiac Cycle 1. Using the grouped sets of terms to the right of the diagram‚ correctly identify each trace‚ valve closings and openings‚ and each time period of the cardiac cycle. a c 1 2 b g 3 4 5 d 120 i f h Pressure (mm Hg) i 1. aortic pressure
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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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1. In a defined-contribution (DC) pension plan‚ the employee or employer‚ or both‚ make regular contributions to the plan. In the US‚ employees typically set aside a predetermined percentage of their earnings which is deposited to the plan and the employer will match that contribution. Ultimately‚ the amount of money available to the individual upon retirement is determined by the performance of their investments. Each employee retains the option to choose how to diversify their investments‚ while
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drilling by British Petroleum (BP)‚ in the Gulf of Mexico‚ has turned into one of the worst environmental disasters to happen to an ocean ecosystem of all time. Although many people only notice the effects on the hydrosphere‚ which include the oil going almost a mile deep under the sea‚ destroying the sediment and rock on the ocean floor‚ as well as disrupting coastal patterns‚ many have not realized the drastic effects on the biosphere because of this catastrophic event. The BP oil spill is viewed as
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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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crisis of the British concern British Petroleum (BP). At first I would like to provide more information about the crisis and its consequences‚ then I will identify the kind of crisis we have to deal with‚ I will discuss the several communication strategies BP have used‚ I will explain the different reactions of the public on the crisis. At last‚ I will give the oil concern some advice‚ in case a reoccurrence takes place. The BP oil spill The BP oil spill was a big natural disaster in the Gulf
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