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 Gulf Coast. The organization with the largest share in the
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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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seizure of American hostages and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The latter event in particular was seen as a direct threat to Persian Gulf oil. President Carter‚ after a period of vacillation‚ used his 1980 State of the Union speech to lay out an explicit pledge to defend the Gulf by arms. His words: “An attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States of America‚ and such an assault will be repelled by
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Professor Quazi Seraj English 112 11 October 2012 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was a devastating event that lasted several months. It occurred on April 20 through July 15‚ 2010 offshore Louisiana‚ Gulf of Mexico‚ USA. Deepwater Horizon is owned and operated by British Petroleum (BP). The spill was caused by an oil gusher on the ocean floor. The Deepwater Horizon rig started drilling a well at a water depth of 5‚000ft in MC block 252
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The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill The largest marine oil spill in United States history began on April 20‚ 2010‚ with an explosion at the Deepwater Horizon offshore oilrig in the Gulf of Mexico. Millions of barrels of oil flowed into the water over the next 87 days‚ much of which washed up on shore along the Gulf coast region of the United States and Mexico. The accident was the result of numerous shortcuts undertaken by BP‚ and resulted in both environmental destruction and legal action. The events
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Ethics in the Workplace Case Study: BP Oil Spill On April 20‚ 2010 off the Gulf of Mexico‚ there was a blowout of the Macondo well which is owned by British Petroleum also known as BP. When the blowout took place it got immediate media attention because aspects of the event were known over the world. Within events transpiring it was discovered how limited the resources and reaction to the disaster was going to be. This paper will detail aspects of the event from symptoms of the problem‚ the root
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diseases. The health issues are directly related to sewage‚ air pollution‚ and inadequate water. Another issue that is not solved will create many problems for the Mexico marine life is the effects of the gulf oil spill. After the oil spill chemical dispersants were pumped directly in the gulf to help break up the oil that still remained in the water after the spill was corrected. No one still can say just bhow much damage to marine organisms has been done from exposure to the dispersants (Handwerk
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stranded with no form of transportation or anywhere to go. Thousands were left waiting to see if Katrina would really strike as the weather stations had predicted. “That day‚ the National Weather Service predicted that after the storm hit‚ ‘most of the [Gulf Coast] area will be uninhabitable for weeks…perhaps longer’” (History.com 1). “For example‚ some 112‚000 of New Orleans’ nearly 500‚000 people did not have access to a car” (History.com 1). “By nightfall‚ almost 80 percent of
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Persian Gulf Pearl History Since the past‚ persian Gulf was one of the greatest source for fine and perfect pearls. Persian Gulf oysters (Pinctada margaritifera‚ Pinctada radiata) were collected for their mother-of-pearl‚ which was used as an inlay material in ancient Egypt as early as the sixth dynasty (c 3200 BC). The pearls of the Persian Gulf were natural created and collected by breath-hold divers. The secret to the special luster of Gulf pearls probably derived from the unique mixture of
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publicly traded comparable companies? 2) Gulf Oil Corporation 1. 2. 3. Evaluate the economics of Gulf’s exploration and development program in net present value terms. Your computations should arrive at the present value of E&D’s annual “Net profits per barrel” = After tax profit per barrel + Tax shield per barrel – Cost of finding a barrel; keeping in mind there is a number of years between finding a barrel and producing a barrel. When Gulf was placed on the auction block‚ a minimum
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