96.BP case study: An example of a TNC 1. Different stages in the company’s operations ● Use sophisticated technologies and triedtotrue techniques to find gas under the Earth’s surface ● use topographical maps‚ aerial photography‚ sound waves‚ 3D projections and other tools to help form an educated guess about the size‚ shape and consistency of the oil or natural gas that lies beneath the Earth. ● plan and build a production facility‚ taking environmental‚ social and logistical factors
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CASE APPLICATION: FOUNDATIONS OF CONTROL Deepwater in Deep Trouble When all is said and done‚ which may not be for many years‚ it’s likely to be one of the worst environmental disasters‚ if not the worst‚ in U.S. history.61 When British Petroleum’s (BP) Deepwater Horizon off-shore rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded in a ball of flames on April 20‚ 2010‚ killing 11 employees‚ it set in motion frantic efforts to stop the flow of oil and to initiate the long and arduous cleanup process. Although
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TNK-BP is a joint venture company owned by British Petroleum‚ more commonly known as BP‚ and the Alfa‚ Access/Renova group‚ more commonly known as AAR. Both BP and AAR each own 50% of TNK-BP. TNK-BP was created in 2003 after a merger between BP and TNK that settled the dispute between the two companies over Sidanco and its subsidiary Chernogorneft’s ownership that had been on- going for years. The partnership combined BP’s knowledge‚ equipment‚ and experience; and Russia’s new supply
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Dell-New Horizons HBS case-9-502-022 Introduction As a consecutively successful and fast-growing company‚ Dell’s management got the pressure of maintaining the rapid growth. On the other hand‚ the hyper-growth in the PC industry over-drafted some growth potential in the coming years and the bubble of the internet economy burst so the speed of the growth would slow down. Since March 2000‚ Dell’s performance in market capitalization and stock prices had got a slump. In addition‚ competitions were
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Strategic Corporate Social Responsibilities and Law Contents BP Company Info 3 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Event 4 Summary of the Deepwater Horizon Event 5 Stock price before and after Deepwater Horizon 7 Impact on Stakeholders 8 BP’s Oil Spills and Corporate Social Responsibility 9 Inadequate disclosure on the oil spill event 11 Recommendations for BP to get reputation back 13 Conclusion 14 BP Company Info BP is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London‚ United
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For many oil companies‚ the Gulf represents some of their most profitable and promising properties. The White House is seemingly making an increased show of pressuring BP‚ but President Obama is facing political heat from within his own party for what some say has been a lackluster response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Since the spill began‚ there has been some intense political debate regarding BP’s responsibility‚ the government’s response‚ and the extent of the environmental damage
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politics and policies. Among many other oil spills‚ the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico‚ occurred on April 20‚ 2010 was recorded as the greatest environmental disaster in our history (BP leak the world’s worst accidental oil spill‚ 2010). The goal of our research is to seek possible solutions to reduce the risks of offshore oil spills. To attain this goal‚ we gathered information from over twenty sources‚ including “Deepwater Horizon oil” from Wikipedia research and an article from the LA
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Case Analysis – BP America‚ Inc.: The Prudhoe Bay Oil Spill and a Commitment to “Being Green” Michelle L. Staton Case Summary The Angelo-Persian Oil Company was formed in 1909 by a wealthy Englishman named William Knox D’Arcy. It did not operate under the British Petroleum (BP) name until 1954. In early 1959‚ BP discovered hydrocarbons under the North Sea and Alaska‚ and found the West Sole gas field in 1965 which was the first oil exploration success in British waters. In 1969
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SM 0376 Doing Business in Europe‚ Asia & the Americas Rio Tinto / BHP List of Reference (Dec 22 / 23‚ 2010) Question 1 1a – Key Reference 1. Johnson‚ G.‚ Scholes‚ K. and Whittington‚ R. (2008)‚ Exploring Corporate Strategy: Text and Cases‚ 8th Edn. Edinburgh: Pearson.(pp 54-67) 1b - Key Reference 1. CKR: Chapter 14‚ page 392 – 418; 2. Stonehouse‚ G.‚ Campbell‚ D.‚ Hamil‚ J. & Purdie‚ T. (2004)‚ Global and Transnational Business – Strategy and Management‚ 2nd Ed. John
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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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