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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adequate highway infrastructure. And yet they’re looking at a $3.9 billion pipeline that will not help them. It will only help oil companies. And so that’s why we’re here. You know‚ we’re here to protect this land.”‚ by an Anishinaabe Activist Winnona Laduke is an important quote to follow. This quote was said in the context of a protest against the government due to the consequences and damages that Dakota Access Pipeline has created to the native and indigenous people in parts of Canada and USA
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BP Oil Spill 2010 Elizabeth Morton University of Phoenix SUS/300 3/9/15 Tereza Marks Gulf Oil Spill Case BP Oil Spill 2010 BP is a world leading international oil and Gas Company. The BP Company however had an oil spill on April 20‚ 2010 due to a gas release in the Gulf of Mexico. A massive explosion followed the gas release on the Deep Water Oil rig that was working on the exploration of British Petroleum. The explosive gas leak resulted in eleven peoples dead and several other individuals
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topic of oil pipelines. Some people believe that oil pipelines‚ such as the Keystone XL will be the first step to isolating ourselves from depending on outside threats for resources. Others believe that oil pipelines have the ability to contaminate the world‚ not only through water and climate‚ but also through the economy. The strength of crude oil companies needs to be weakened by informing the public on what really goes on behind the scenes‚ what happens to towns that have oil pipelines running through
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management during the weeks that followed. BP created the “Gulf of Mexico Restoration” website to inform the public about its efforts in cleaning up the spill and to help restore public trust in the company again. BP’s “Gulf of Mexico Restoration” website uses these three strategies to try to repair its reputation: a section highlighting technological advancements for safer drilling‚ colorful graphics of bolded statistics that state the amount of money BP has spent on various efforts‚ and a collection
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conflict management style as the conflict regards the general health‚ welfare‚ public safety‚ and sustainability of multiple economies. Currently there are factions in control of specific elements which will require those to “stand up for their rights‚” normally I would not condone this style—but I believe we are past a negotiating stage as each side has picked their platform and will not yield. Who is Responsible? BP is responsible for the disaster and should be held fully accountable for all economic
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that the chemicals dumped into the area as an ill-thought-out solution have made many of them sick. But what about the ocean itself that has been treated as an experimental chemical dump by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and corporate giant BP? Turns out‚ according to new research from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Universidad Autonoma de Aguascalientes (UAA) in Mexico‚ the two million gallons of the dispersant Corexit which the EPA dictated had to be used to supposedly clean up
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Introduction to Maintenance and Principles of Management 1 Table of Contents Tittle Introduction Discussion Conclusion Reference List Appendices 1 Appendices 2 Page Number 3 3 6 7 8 11 2 INTRODUCTION This essay explains the maintenance management definition and key elements constituted of comprehensive maintenance system. It also studies maintenance Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and organisation responsibility. DISCUSSION Maintenance Management According to the European Standard
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meet short-term debt requirements‚ BP was more able to meet their short term debt obligations in 2005 than 2004. From 2001 to 2003 the current ratios were 1.0767‚ 0.9733‚ and 0.9600 respectively. In 2001‚ 2002‚ and 2004‚ BP?s current liabilities were greater than current assets‚ indicating that BP may have faced some difficulty in meeting short-term debt obligations during these years. In 2003 and 2005 the current ratios were greater than 1‚ representing that BP?s current assets were greater then
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Condition Based Maintenance vs. Phase Based Maintenance Activity 9.1 – Research Paper MBAA 520 Organizational Behavior Theory‚ Applications in Aviation EXECUTIVE SUMMARY There is an increasing desire for the implementation of condition based maintenance programs to replace the traditional hour based maintenance on Military rotor wing aircraft. There are several advantages and disadvantages to this type of maintenance. The purpose of this paper is to discuss both and the affect that they play
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