INTRODUCTION Upon the evening of April 20th‚ 2010‚ a series of deadly explosions occurred within the oil rig giant‚ Deepwater Horizon‚ an immense offshore drilling platform‚ located 40 miles off the Louisiana coast (Steffy‚ 2011). These explosions were due to a defective blowout preventer and numerous gas leaks seeping up and through the well to the riser pipe‚ connecting to the rig‚ igniting fire. The efforts of attempting to save this flame ridden platform was lost on April 22‚ 2010‚ for the rig
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The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (aka BP Oil Spill) was one of the worst oil disasters in history. How much damage was done? How is BP making up for it? This is what we discovered: In the BP Oil Spill‚ more than 200 million gallons of crude oil was pumped into the Gulf of Mexico for a total of 87 days‚ making it the biggest oil spill in U.S. history. 16‚000 total miles of coastline have been affected‚ including the coasts of Texas‚ Louisiana‚ Mississippi‚ Alabama‚ and Florida. Even though the
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their domestic consumptions of oil have led to increased prices of gasoline whereby alternative forms of energy production are sought. With this in mind‚ offshore drilling can be a viable option for satiating the need of oil and also to boost the economy of the nation. In this report‚ I am going to discuss how the current Deepwater Horizon rig explosion has led to disastrous oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico causing environmental problems and also discuss how the oil spill if resolved and with safe and
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Crew member onboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig were awoken the morning of April 20‚ 2010 to the sound of multiple explosions. The Deepwater Horizon rig was positioned in the Gulf of Mexico about 40 miles off the coast of Louisiana. It was positioned about 5‚000 feet above the seabed and the oil pipe extended another 18‚000 feet into the rock below. It was owned and operated by Transocean and leased to BP. There were 127 crew men onboard the rig at the time of the explosion. The crew man began
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Engineering Ethics: Do engineers owe duties to the public? John Uff CBE QC FREng Nash Professor of Engineering Law‚ Kings College‚ London Engineering Ethics: Do engineers owe duties to the public? John Uff CBE QC FREng Nash Professor of Engineering Law‚ Kings College‚ London Contents Introduction Codes of Conduct and the Institutions Legislation governing safety and environment Duties arising in contract Limits on enforceability Duties arising in tort Ethical duties recognised by the law
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ENGINEERING ETHICS Dr. Moustafa A. Chaaban Egyptian Society of Mechanical Engineers Professor‚ Ain Shams University‚ Faculty of Engineering Cairo‚ Egypt Contents Introduction What does word Ethic mean? Elements of Engineering Ethics In Engineering Profession Engineer relation with public Engineer relation with client and staff Relation between engineers Introduction Several meetings of Engineering Syndicate in the world had already taken place in order to put forward Engineering Ethics
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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Damage April 20‚ 2010 began as a day of celebration‚ a day that marked 7 years without injury on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig‚ and ended with 11 people dead‚ 78 days of oil flow‚ and 1‚074 miles of the Gulf of Mexico contaminated. Three years after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill the beaches may appear clean but we have yet to see the final effects. BP‚ the company behind this tragedy‚ is still trying to clean up the mess they have created. This is a lot more complicated
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EFFECTS OF THE DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL ENEE 501 – POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL FOR THE ENERGY INDUSTRY HARJOT BHANDAL 10106493 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABTRACT 3 INTRODUCTION 3 BACKGROUND 3 ANALYSIS 5 CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION 5 ENVORNMENTAL EFFECTS 6 ECONOMIC EFFECT 7 CONCLUSION 8 REFERENCES 9 ABSTRACT On the 20th of April 2010‚ a tragic event occurred just off the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. British Petroleum’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded resulting in millions
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Engineering dilemma. ‘Engineering ethics’ refer to the ethical issues involved in the engineering profession. Ethics are concerned with moral decisions in professional behaviour. Whilst morality generally refers to any aspect of human action‚ ethics is concerned with making the ‘right’ decisions in a professional context. Engineering ethics and consideration of the impact of engineering on the environment are issues of relevance and importance to any engineer or engineering student. Ethics is concerned
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focussing on the impact that the products of engineering may have on the community and environment.” Do you agree with this statement? Develop an argument‚ supported by relevant evidence and references‚ to validate your opinion. Table of Contents Introduction - 3 Ethics - 3 Stem Cell Research3 Inhumane Practices3 Professionalism - 4 Tacoma Bridge5 Mariner I 5 Millennium Bridge5 Abstract: The importance of an engineer ’s ethics is vital in a successful design due to a majority
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