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    Management of Shell Company

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    Executive Summary The report investigates on how Royal Dutch Shell should reduce the issues of oil spill by utilizing two managerial functions which are leading and controlling. This problem is primarily due to the operational failures‚ such as equipment failure and human error. It is found that Shell has been engaged in solving issue that significantly disadvantageous for Shell. In response to these incidents‚ Shell was forced to solve these issues as soon as possible. This report includes investigation

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    drilling to occur then one spill could wipe out quite a few of our beautiful beaches and end the vacations for years. Let’s start at the BP spill off the coast of Louisiana. That spill all started because the number three engine took in highly carbonated air and it mixed with the fuel mixture and blew up. When it blew up it killed all the generators which in turn stopped them from being able to cap the well and detach from it. There is an EDS system that the off shore oil rigs use to disconnect from

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    MC252 drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico caused the rig to sink and killed 11 workers. As the result‚ the oil began leaking into the Gulf creating the largest spill in American history to date. Over the course of 87 days an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil were released into the Gulf. Although research continues to determine the full extent of the damage‚ we know that this spill impacted wildlife‚ habitats‚ fishing communities‚ and commerce along the large coastal areas of Louisiana‚ Mississippi

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    of their nature. The Response and Responsibility of Gulf Oil Spill BP’s management resulted in a oil spill arguing liability.  Strategy was to avoid taking legal responsibility so management started finger pointing.  BP’s factors that influenced planning Three factors that influence BP oil companies operational and contingency planning include‚ unexpected oil spills. Sometimes they cannot control things like floods‚ which can cause oil burst and affect the flow of the plan. The third factor is

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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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    Society’s worries about toxicity are apparent when concerning oil spills and other sorts of disasters. Wheelwright begins by making a good point- how truly dangerous is the oil concerning the Exxon Valdez? The toxicity effects bring a lot of anxiety to society. However‚ anything is said to be toxic in the right amounts. The dosage is what matters and is what causes any poisonous effects. Wheelwright speaks about volunteers who tried to help Prince William Sound in this event. It was far too late

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    Crude Oil Pricing

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    Properties Of Crude Oil. 4 3. Average OPEC Crude Oil Price From 1960 - 2013 5 4. Q1. Why is OPEC considering cutting the production of crude oil further? Use a diagram to explain. 6-8 5. Q2. Why do analysis say that reducing the production of crude oil is not going to increase the price of crude oil? 9-10 6. Q3. What has happened to crude oil prices in the last couple of months? What predictions are economics making for the oil industry for the next

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    OIL SPILL IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO The Petrotrin oil spill was a series of oil spills that transpired on the island of Trinidad and Tobago. There were a total of eleven oil spills that took place in December 2013. The first spill began when the 16-inch sea line No 10‚ operated by the Trinidad’s national oil company‚ Petrotrin‚ ruptured at the bottom of the Gulf of Paria near the company’s Pointe-a-Pierre refinery. It was originally reported as a single oil spill near the southwestern

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    Gulf oil disaster‚ wildlife managers‚ rescue crews scientists and researchers saw many immediate impacts of the oil impacting wildlife. Oil coated birds’ feathers‚ causing birds to lose their buoyancy and the ability to regulate body temperature. Mammals ingested oil causing internal bleeding‚ sea turtles covered in oil‚ dead and dying sea coral. 3. Many humans experienced respiratory problems he developed during the cleanup of the BP oil spill. People can be exposed to the chemicals in oil by breathing

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    palmmill.com/ Castor oil is not drying oil containing hydroxy acid.Castor acid content accounted for about 87.1% ~ 90.4% of the fatty acid composition‚ widely used in aviation‚ precision instrument‚ medicine‚ paint‚ plasticizer‚ emulsifier‚ insulating oil‚ and textile and leather industries.Due to its structural characteristics‚ degumming unfavorable use conventional hydration process‚ with weak alkali degumming‚ more refined castor oil refining process is as follows Castor oil is worldwide fuel

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