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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Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection Undergraduate Scholarship 4-22-2011 Communicating During Crisis: A Case Study of the 2010 BP Gulf Oil Spill Aubrey N. Villines Butler University Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/ugtheses Part of the Communication Commons Recommended Citation Villines‚ Aubrey N.‚ "Communicating During Crisis: A Case Study of the 2010 BP Gulf Oil Spill" (2011). Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection. Paper 90. This Thesis is brought to you for free
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simple informative commercial or newscast. My main focus will be on the BP oil spill. The first sociology theory I will compare with is symbolic interactionism. Symbolic interactionism is the use of symbols or face to face interaction. The way that this relates to the BP oil spill is the way that the owner of the company‚ Kenneth R. Fineburg‚ said that he was going to help and compensate the victims of the oil spill. Commercials and speeches were made about his plans to pay back for the damage
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Case Writing Assignment One This paper aims at identifying the communication problems facing BP‚ pointing out the concerns the key stakeholders may have‚ and discussing the steps that BP should use to deal with the key stakeholders. The main communication problem facing BP is failure to satisfy their stakeholders‚ the pubic‚ and the U.S. government. With each failure to stem the flow‚ BP’s communication problem makes the situation worse; BP becomes the target of criticism from all quarters.
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Business Communications BP and the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill 04-71-100-05 Dr. R. Kobe Meshal Mustafa January 31th‚ 2013 An explosion took place on the Deep Water Horizon on April 20th‚ 2013. I will be discussing the main communication problem that BP faced. First I will discuss the causes of the problem‚ second I will talk about the symptoms. Thirdly‚ I will discuss the key stakeholder groups and the issues they are concerned about. Lastly‚ I will discuss how BP can use the communication model
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......................................................2 Do you agree with Tony Hayward’s quote at the end of the case? .................................................................2 Was this disaster strictly a BP failure or an industry accident?........................................................................2 What factors affect the competitive environment of the oil industry? ...........................................................2 Question 2 ...............................
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AP Environmental Science Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: The BP Disaster The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was one of the most infamous industrial environmental disasters ever. On April 20‚ 2010‚ a marine oil-drilling dig called the Deepwater Horizon exploded‚ releasing hundreds of millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. This explosion resulted in the loss of human life‚ massive environmental damage‚ and widespread damage to the livelihood of people living along the
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British Petroleum’s Marketing Problem Florida International University Summer 2011 Alex Del Veccio Yudith Torres BP Marketing Problem In April 20th‚ 2010 one of the worst environmental natural disasters that were brought on by a men happened. We are talking about the British petroleum Oil spill on the Golf Coast. The disaster not only affected the plants‚ animals and people living in the area but also the image of the company. British Petroleum has been successful on creating a powerful
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Ethical Issues surrounding the BP Oil Spill By: Angela Higgins December 16‚ 2010 The BP Oil Spill which happened on April 20‚ 2010‚ was the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history releasing approximately 185 million gallons of crude oil into the gulf. This event was the result of a wellhead on the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform blowing out in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 40 miles southeast offs the Louisiana coastline. Eleven men working on the oil rig platform were killed and
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Deepwater Horizon Assignment On April 20th 2010 a BP licenses oil rig 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana exploded‚ killing 11 people. For three months millions of barrels of oil poured into the Gulf of Mexico killing sea life‚ altering the eco-system and affecting towns situated around the Gulf’s livelihood and quality of life. The Deepwater Horizon rig is responsible for the worst offshore oil spill in history. The corporation lost billions of dollars due to the disaster stemming for systematic
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