animal or contaminate its tissues. A thick film of oil on the sea surface may reduce sunlight penetration and reduce photosynthesis. Small particles and emulsions may be ingested or block the feeding mechanisms of invertebrates such as oysters‚ starfish‚ sponges and corals. These particles also may have toxic components‚ so the effects can be physical‚ chemical or both. The most dramatic impact of oil spills is the coating of larger animals with oil. Animals that breathe at the surface like dolphins
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British global energy company which is the third largest energy company and the fourth largest company in the world. As a multinational oil company‚ BP is the UK’s largest corporation‚ with its headquarters in London. BP’s headquarters is in Houston‚ Texas. The company is among the largest private sector energy corporations in the world‚ and one of the six private sector oil exploration‚ natural gas‚ and petroleum product marketing companies. Tony Hayward took over as the Chief Executive officer in May
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accountable for all economic retribution financially and environmentally. The oil rig was under contract by BP and according to the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 it stipulated that those parties responsible for the rig or facility which oil is being discharged from—is the responsible party held liable for cleanup costs. The conflict revolves around the fact that BP failed to clean-up the oil after seven days of trying to cap three oil leaks in
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The Gulf oil spill exploded on April 20th‚ 2010. It is known as the worst oil disaster in U.S. history. 11 people died along with the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. The oil pipe was leaking oil 42 miles off the coast of Louisiana and was estimated of leaking 3.19 million barrels of oil into the Gulf. The well was located 5‚000 feet beneath the ocean surface. It took them 87 days to finally cap the well. At that point the damage had already been done. Oil reached the shores of Alabama‚
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Oil Spills and Its Effects on Marine Life Many people do not realize the impact of the oil spills that occur in the ocean. It is like putting water into a heated oil frying substance. It is quite catastrophic. With all the oil spills that have already occurred it is important to help clean ‚and prevent oil spills from reoccuring. There is indeed a lot of reasons as to why we should clean and help prevent oil spills from happening but here are the three main reasons. First reason being oil spills
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GAS STATION OIL SPILL ANALYSIS By: Naira Malaquias April 24‚ 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………1 2. PROJECT SPOCE ……………………………………………………………………3 3. WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE AND AON…………………………………..4 4. COST BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE………………………………………………...5 5. COST CONTROL PROCEDURES…………………………………………………..6 6. OIL SPILL CASE……………………………………………………………………….7 7. REMEDIATION PLAN…………………………………………………………………8 8. AUDIT PROCEDURES………………………………………………………………
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of the oceans from a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico‚ perhaps the largest in history‚ spread expeditiously. Due to cameras‚ leaks in the pipe buried on the ocean floor had been discovered. By the time the pipe leaks had been revealed‚ barrels of oil had secreted into the Gulf ruining reefs‚ destroying habitats‚ and killing animals in its path that dispersed throughout the Gulf by the wind and waves. The BP Oil Spill‚ also known as the Deepwater Horizon Spill‚ has cost billions of dollars
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encountered two predicaments. The first was stopping a major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico after an oilrig exploded. The second was persuading people that they were doing just so. The company damaged its environmentally friendly image when the Deepwater Horizon oilrig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20‚ 2010‚ eventually creating the largest marine oil spill in history. Eleven workers were killed‚ an estimated 6‚000 barrels of oil leaked per day‚ and years of irreversible damage occurred
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Affects of Oil Spill on Oyster Beds Beatrice Hemphill Biology 1408 Section 6300 Mrs. Shipley The oil spill was a terrible desaster that occurs when petroleum was accidentally released into the water and the environment. Oil spills normally take place on land and in the ocean. When the oil spills that occurs on land it can be cleaned up quickly if it is caught in a timely manner ‚ the oil spill caused major damage to the environment and can also affect the
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The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (aka BP Oil Spill) was one of the worst oil disasters in history. How much damage was done? How is BP making up for it? This is what we discovered: In the BP Oil Spill‚ more than 200 million gallons of crude oil was pumped into the Gulf of Mexico for a total of 87 days‚ making it the biggest oil spill in U.S. history. 16‚000 total miles of coastline have been affected‚ including the coasts of Texas‚ Louisiana‚ Mississippi‚ Alabama‚ and Florida. Even though the
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