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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The 2010 BP oil spill that took place on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect claimed 11 lives‚ and is considered to be the largest marine oil spill in the petroleum industry’s history. The spill flowed continuously for 87 days until it was declared to have been contained on 15th July 2010 and finally sealed on 19th September of the same year (BP‚ 2013). However‚ unconfirmed reports indicate that some of the well sites continue to leak (Pulham‚ Hilaire & Fenn‚ 2010). The spill took a physical and psychological
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In the wake of the disaster in the gulf American citizens have a plethora of questions. Why would BP engage in risky practices that could endanger the area where the company makes its profit? Who is responsible for ensuring that the citizens of the Gulf Coast region are protected when companies like BP place profit above people? As this drama plays out on American television screens one must realize that the only check to the power of private companies is the American government which is charged
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Political – Legal Settlements: After the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico‚ BP faced many different legal settlements that were enforceable by court. Many of these settlements were in order to enhance the safety of drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico. BP worked to solve the federal criminal claims that came from the Oil Spill‚ and eventually pleaded guilty of 11 felony counts‚ related to the loss of 11 lives. Many other misdemeanor counts under different acts including: the Clean
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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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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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TERM PAPER IN MEDIA MANAGEMENT Television: NBN Channel 4/ People’s Television Radio: DWIZ 882 kHz Submitted by: Babor‚ Joynilou Perez‚ Jovi Anne Princess CA4A Submitted to: Mr. Mark Awiten NBN BACKGROUND INFO NBN Channel 4 or the People’s Television Network (Telebisyon ng Bayan) is an existing government television in the Philippines. It was established in the year 1974 and was formerly known as Government
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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 k 2. atrial pressure n 3. ECG o
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Sea infrastructure Technology and BP 2011 01 Welcome Notes: We’re excited that you want to take part in the Ultimate FieldTrip 2011 competition. From our first oil discoveries in Persia to today’s enhanced oil and gas recovery techniques‚ BP has always been at the frontiers of science‚ technology and engineering. The winning team of the Ultimate FieldTrip 2011 will have the opportunity to experience and contribute to the real challenges facing BP today during a six to eight week paid
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that management style plays an important role‚ and they tend to take it into account while recruiting a manager. Currently‚ there is no one persuasive definition about management styles. A common definition on the internet is “a management style is an overall method of leadership used by a manager. There are two sharply contrasting styles that will be broken down into smaller subsets: Autocratic and Permissive”(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute‚ 2000).This definition demonstrates that management styles
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