been harmed by the spill and its aftermath. The gulf oil disaster happened during a lot of species mating season‚ which means it could have wiped out a few generations. Even plants such as deep sea corals were affected and being found miles from the horizon. Mammals who swallowed this oil were found to have internal bleeding and birds covered in it couldn’t regulate there body temperatures. This spill didn’t just make a mess it damaged and took many lives; ruined a habitat that is crucial to the
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References: DoD Architecture Framework Working Group (2002). DoD Architecture Framework Version 1.0‚ Volume I: Definitions and Guidelines Systems. Retrieved June 11‚ 2005 from http://www.uscg.mil/deepwater/pdf/art_systemtimeswinter05.pdf O’Rourke‚ Carol‚ Fishman‚ Neal & Selkow‚ Warren (2003). Enterprise Architecture – Using the Zachman Framework http://www.stsc.hill.af.mil/crosstalk/2004/04/0404CrossTalk.pdf Schekkerman‚ Jaap (2004) for Evolution.
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The Oil Pollution Act (OPA) 90 is an act of the Congress enforced in response to the Exxon Valdez incident of Good Friday 1989. The accident involved Exxon Valdez which spilled more than 11 million gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound. It emerged from the incident that the country lacked sufficient resources to counter cases of oil spills. The country’s facility entrusted with the role of responding to cases of maritime oil pollution was the United States Coast of Guard. However‚ the agency
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Annual Report and Form 20-F 2012 bp.com/annualreport Building a stronger‚ safer BP Annual Report and Form 20-F 2012 bp.com/annualreport Building a stronger‚ safer BP Front cover imagery The Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) Ramform Sterling seismic vessel‚ which conducts seismic surveys for BP. Left image: the vessel working in the Ceduna Basin‚ Australia. Centre image: the vessel tows 12 streamers (pictured) behind it‚ each 8km long and equipped with hydrophones to pick up echoes from
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OUTLINE OPENING CASE: BP Safety First or Profits First The opening case discusses BP‚ the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico‚ together with some other situation where it would appear that BP placed a greater emphasis on lowering costs and increasing profits in lieu of safety. Key Points On April 20‚ 2010‚ the Deepwater Horizon‚ a drilling rig operating in the Gulf of Mexico exploded‚ killing 11 and injuring 17. BP had the contract to complete
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Contents Executive Summary 1 Introduction 2 Analysis 3 Internal communication 3 External communication 6 Conclusion 10 Recommendation 11 Internal communication 11 External communication 12 Executive Summary BP oil spill in April 2010‚ had incurred serious damage to both the company and publics. Though some internal and external communication strategies were carried out after the accident‚ more improvements should be made by BP to maintain the safety and reputation
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Fiat to close Sicilian plant By Giulia Segreti in Rome Fiat’s Termini Imerese plant in Sicily is to close on Thursday after 41 years of production as the Italian carmaker presses ahead with sweeping restructuring plans‚ including the imposition of new labour contracts that have prompted threats of strike action. The closure is only the second of a car plant in Europe since the start of the financial crisis‚ which hurt car sales and exposed the industry’s chronic overcapacity problems. General
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Questions: What are the environmental implications of oil spills? What legislative policies have been instituted to mitigate the possibility of future oil spills? How are oil spills cleaned up and what are the advantages and disadvantages of each method? What type of research and innovation surrounding oil spills has been done to prevent their occurrence? In order to foster an environment for emerging technologies and higher standards of living‚ the United States‚ Canada and many other nations
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http://www.bp.com/sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=3&contentId=2006926 Campbell‚ R. & Clifford‚ K. (2010). “Gulf Spill is the Largest of its Kind‚ Scientists Say”. The New York Times‚ 2 Aug 2010. Greenpeace USA (2010). Ecological Impacts of the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Retrieved 08 Nov 2012 from http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/news-and-blogs/news/gulf-oil-spill/ecological-impacts/ Hamel‚ G. (2007). The Future of Management. Boston: Harvard Business School Press. Ohreen‚ D. (2010). “Opinion: BP puts
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Detailed Analysis Negative Spill over effect On 20 April 2010‚ the Deepwater Horizon blowout preventer failed to function causing an explosion at “Mississippi Canyon Block 252 in the Gulf of Mexico” (Washington’s Blog‚ 2010). The oil spill resulted in a negative spill over principle to the fishing industry‚ tourism‚ environmental. It was pointed out that “closed fishing areas included a zone off south-west Florida that includes waters just to the west of the Dry Tortugas‚ a small group of islands”
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