Gulf Oil Spill Paper ENV/100 January 09‚ 2013 Gulf Oil Spill Paper On April 20‚ 2010 an explosion on an oil rig in the gulf of Mexico killed 11 people but also unleashed “the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history”(Center for Biological Diversity). A study I came across when researching this disaster by the Center for Biological Diversity shows us the more than 82‚000 birds‚ about 6‚000 sea turtles‚ and nearly 26‚000 other marine animals were harmed due to this oil spill. Not only were
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BP COMMUNICATION FAILure DURING GULF OIL SPILL CRISIS An important component of crisis management is response. Response can include several actions such as communication with stakeholders‚ the public and the government. Appropriate and effective communication can minimize the distribution of incomplete and inaccurate information‚ reduce speculation and prevent or quell rumors. In fact‚ studies suggest that the message itself can affect the public’s evaluation of the company and perhaps
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Hayette O. Empuerto BA 109 – Financial Management MASCO OIL AND GAS COMPANY I. Facts of the Case Masco Oil and Gas Company is very large company with common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange and bonds traded over the counter. As of the current balance sheet‚ it has three bond issues outstanding: $150 million of 10% series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 2021 | $50 million of 7% series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 2015 | $75 million of 5% series
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beginning of the largest‚most disastrous oil spill in the United States had begun. The oil leak was caused by an explosion that happened at approximately 10:00 p.m‚killing eleven people and injuring seventeen others. Two days later‚ the rig sank and started to leak oil and gas from the well. After about three months of the well (Macondo) leaking oil‚ it finally got capped off on July 15. Within those three months‚ the well had leaked 134 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The leak did not
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Oil Futures Market in India There are primarily 3 major exchanges present in India * Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) * India’s No. 1 commodity exchange (85% Market share)‚ 3rd largest in world in crude oil trades * Turnover of over Rs 90 Lakh Crore‚ daily turnover of Rs 10‚000 crore in crude alone * National Commodity and Derivative Exchange (NCDEX) * Ranked number 32nd in 2010 in the Futures Industry Association’s global list of top 53 derivatives exchanges
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Ancient Times‚ History and Influences on Vietnamese Cooking By the 1st millennia BC‚ the area that is now Northern Vietnam had already evolved a rice-based culture and it is imaginable that with the Red River dissecting the region and the sea in such close proximity‚ fish and seafood were also part of the diet. In 208 BC the Chinese invaded the northern territory and dominated the culture for 1000 years. They introduced much of their culinary practices‚ such as noodle based dishes‚ stir-frying
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OPEC Oil Embargo The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was created in 1960 with the idea of unifying and protecting the interests of petroleum-producing countries. The members of this organization include: Iran‚ Iraq‚ Kuwait‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Venezuela‚ Qatar‚ Indonesia‚ Libya‚ The United Arab Emirates‚ Algeria‚ and Nigeria. Their goal was to slowly take over the function of the companies‚ at least in production‚ and then increase the amount of revenues they could retain. Despite
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Shakespeare’s plays have many different kinds of imagery. Most of these run through his entire plays at different times. In the story Macbeth‚ there are themes such as nature‚ paradoxes‚ manhood‚ masks‚ and light versus darkness. His meaning is that before a man seeks into his own desires‚ he should know the consequences of doing so. "Thunder and lightning" (Act I‚ Line 1). The quote" thunder and lightning" represents the disruptions in nature. Most people usually don’t dream of day being shown
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Purpose of this experiment is to synthesis Banana oil by mixture of the isopentyl alcohol and acetic acid . Banana oil smells like fruit mostly it smells like banana. This reasons that this compound uses in different perfume products as well as the gums for the flavor. The reaction that takes place in this experiment is a esterification. In this experiment‚ the carboxyl group of the acetic acid joins with the hydroxyl group of the isopently alcohol‚ catalyzed by the presence of sulfuric acid
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BP was the ªrst of these companies to change from a reactive to a proactive climate strategy formulation. In 1996‚ it withdrew from the oppositional Global Climate Coalition (GCC)‚ which was characterized as the most powerful lobby organization in climate policy.28 BP then accepted the climate change problem as diagnosed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and gave its support to the Kyoto Protocol. In 1998 BP’s strategy formu- lation developed further in a proactive direction
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