BP Gulf Oil Spill 1 Running Head: BP GULF OIL SPILL The Legal Issues and Ethical Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Explosion and British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico 2010 Terry D. Bollman Park University BP Gulf Oil Spill 2 British Petroleum’s Roll in the Gulf Oil Spill This paper will explain some of the effects of three legal issues and three ethical issues surrounding the London-based British Petroleum Company’s involvement in the explosion of the offshore oil
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British Petroleum (BP) Case Study Executive Summary This case study report examined a public relation management problem that British Petroleum (BP) faced since the oil spill accident happened in April‚ 2010. In addition‚ this thesis recommended possible solutions and implementation plans for BP to deal with the public crisis. On April 20‚ the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico led to the largest accidental release of oil into marine waters in history. As a
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Page 35 TNK-BP: TREAD WITH CAUTION Christopher T. Bluhm‚ Saint Mary’s College of California Mary Vradelis‚ Saint Mary’s College of California Catherine Li‚ Saint Mary’s College of California Brett Threlkeld‚ Saint Mary’s College of California J. Tomas Gomez-Arias‚ Saint Mary’s College of California CASE DESCRIPTION The primary subject matter of this case concerns the management of international joint ventures. Secondary issues examined include: business in Russia; government’s intervention in
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Introduction: BP has been operating in Russia since the early 1990s. In 1997‚ it purchased a 10 per cent stake in Sidanco‚ the Russia’s 4th largest oil company. The stake was subsequently increased to 25 per cent plus one share in 2002. In 2003‚ BP merged its interests in Russia with those of TNK to create TNK-BP‚ a hugely successful joint venture employing around 50‚000 people and operating in nearly all of Russia’s major hydrocarbon regions. Since its formation‚ TNK-BP went on to become Russia’s
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In England‚ William D’Arcy was close to despair. He had gambled his considerable fortune on oil‚ and now he was on the edge of losing it all .It seemed that the geologists and experts who had wagged their heads encouragingly at him since 1901 had all been wrong about the oil beneath the sands of Persia. Having never set foot in Persia himself‚ Mr. D’Arcy didn’t even have adventure travel stories to show for his investment. What he had was letters and telegrams from his explorer‚ urging patience
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the principle of legitimacy in international relations? ASSIGNMENT TYPE: Short Essay How ‘global’ is the principle of legitimacy in international relations? There is an increase debate among sovereign states‚ NGOs‚ INGOs‚ CSO‚ UN and other international organization on the legitimacy of the use of office in the international relations for self-defense‚ pre-emptive attack and humanitarian intervention. This essay will investigate the globality of the principle of legitimacy in the international
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are: BP‚ Aral‚ ARCO‚ Castrol‚ AMPM‚ and Wild Bean Café brand‚ different brands but they provide energy. (BP‚ 2012) Sustaining their employees‚ providing opportunities like being an expatriate‚ and following BP’s strategy are some ways they maintain global staffing. Primarily‚ BP approach to sustaining employees is “found in the principles‚ promoting‚ treating employees fairly‚ and providing open feedback‚ ensuring compliance with laws‚ regulations and our code of conduct.” (BP‚ 2012) BP goal
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will look at British Petroleum‚ BP‚ one of the largest oil companies in the world. Following the Gulf Oil Spill does BP have sustainability in this market? This paper will examine the early history of the company. It will look at the competitive advantages of the organization by looking at its SWOT analysis. The company’s market strategy will be examined including its growing interest into alternative fuels. Its internal structure will be compared to the persona that BP is trying to convey that they
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What is crude oil? Crude oil is a naturally occurring liquid found inside certain rocks trapped beneath the Earth’s crust. It is dark and sticky‚ classified as a hydrocarbon‚ or rather mixture of hydrocarbons. We separate them in order to make something useful during a process called fractional distillation. Since it is highly flammable and can be burned to make energy‚ it is used as a major fuel source on our planet. This oil is a fossil fuel‚ what means that there is a limited supply
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1. In a defined-contribution (DC) pension plan‚ the employee or employer‚ or both‚ make regular contributions to the plan. In the US‚ employees typically set aside a predetermined percentage of their earnings which is deposited to the plan and the employer will match that contribution. Ultimately‚ the amount of money available to the individual upon retirement is determined by the performance of their investments. Each employee retains the option to choose how to diversify their investments‚ while
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