How BP failed at crisis communication British Petroleum (BP) suffered a large-scale public relations and crisis communication disaster‚ when an oil-drilling rig accident on 20th April 2010 incurred a spillage of several million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. This catastrophic spill has been regarded as one of the most severe environmental damages recorded in the U.S. history‚ causing public animosity and frustration‚ substantially because of inappropriate BP´s crisis communication
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The BP oil spill‚ more famously referred to as the Deepwater Horizon Spill‚ occurred in 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico and flowed unmitigated for as long as 3 months. The BP oil spill has fared as the largest marine oil spill ever confronted in the history of the petroleum industry. The oil spill on the 20th of April 2010 was primarily the result of a gas release followed by an explosion in the Deepwater Horizon oil rig‚ in the Gulf of Mexico‚ established on the Mocando exploration well designed for
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INTRODUCTION BP originated from a British petroleum company founded in 1909. After experiencing crises during the 1980s-1990s‚ the company started to have a cost cutting culture. During mid-1990s‚ with an aggressive growth strategy‚ BP started to grow and reposition. After BP merged with Amoco in 1998‚ John Browne started to serve as chief executive until May 2007. Browne repositioned BP as a “green” oil company after he took over and practiced the model of organizational decision-making strategy
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Analyzing and Interpreting Data Paper QNT/351 May 13‚ 2013 Mr. James Malachowski Analyzing and Interpreting Data Paper The culmination of a research study includes being able to analyze and interpret the data that has been collected. This paper will provide the null and alternative hypothesis‚ explain the hypothesis testing procedure used‚ describe the results of that test‚ and explain how those results will answer the team’s previously stated research question. Null and Alternative Hypotheses
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The Economic Impact of the BP Oil Spill In April of 2010‚ a British Petroleum operated oil drilling rig off the Gulf of Mexico‚ the Deepwater Horizon‚ exploded suddenly after high pressure methane gas from the oil well rose to the drilling rig‚ causing it to ignite and then sink to the bottom of the ocean floor. The explosion caused a sea-floor level oil blowout‚ and crude oil was leaked into the surrounding water for three months before a solution was found. After eighty-seven long days‚ the wellhead
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2011’s first and last full year at Oxbow Prairie Horizons School (OPHS)‚ the new K-12 school in Oxbow‚ Saskatchewan. It’s an absolutely gorgeous facility‚ complete with a large gym (equipped with top-of-the-line sound and lighting systems)‚ integrated program for the functionally challenged students‚ large foyer‚ kitchen and even an extra gym. The building is plenty big and even has removable classrooms‚ but every rose has its thorn‚ right? Or in OPHS’ case‚ thorns. Shortly after starting the 2011-2012
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disasters in Alaska and Texas. Specifically‚ BP ’s defensive approach towards stakeholder management led to lavish compensation for upper level management while creating hazardous working conditions for employees and a burden on all of society in the form of rising oil prices and environmental damage. Background British Petroleum was founded in 1908 and since then has rapidly grown to become the eighth largest company in the world . However‚ as of late‚ BP has come under fire for several high profile
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BP COMMUNICATION FAILure DURING GULF OIL SPILL CRISIS An important component of crisis management is response. Response can include several actions such as communication with stakeholders‚ the public and the government. Appropriate and effective communication can minimize the distribution of incomplete and inaccurate information‚ reduce speculation and prevent or quell rumors. In fact‚ studies suggest that the message itself can affect the public’s evaluation of the company and perhaps
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The 20th of April 2010 will be marked as the worst day in British Petroleum PLC’s history‚ the day that there was an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig whilst drilling in the Gulf of Mexico‚ killing 11 people and causing devastation to all the surrounding areas. The events of this day affected the global markets and relationships between countries substantially. ¹Daniels et al. (2009) states that globalisation is “The broadening set of interdependence relationships among people from
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Petroleum Company British Petroleum Company (BP) is a British multinational oil and gas company. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world. It is vertically integrated and operates in all areas of the oil and gas industry‚ including exploration and production‚ refining‚ distribution and marketing‚ petrochemicals‚ power generation and trading. It also has renewable energy activities in biofuels and wind power. BP has operations in over 80 countries‚ produces around
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