Case Study: BP Texas Refinery Introduction According to Lewicki‚ Saunders & Minton (2003)‚ adopting an unethical approach to negotiation in business can have serious consequences. A recent explosion at the British Petroleum (BP) Texas refinery on 24 March‚ 2005 reiterated this and demonstrated the effect of an unethical approach to negotiation with the death of 15 contract workers. Ethical behaviour refers to the standards of conduct such as honesty‚ fairness‚ responsibility and trust. (Lewicki
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Liberation‚ Caltex was able to rebuild and reestablish its distribution and service station facilities. In 1951‚ the construction of a Caltex Refinery in San Pascual‚ Batangas began on a 125-hectare lot. No less than then Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay was present when the US$60-million Caltex refinery was inaugurated in 1954‚ becoming the first petroleum refinery in the Philippines. On the same year‚ Caltex affiliates California Asiatic Oil and Texaco Overseas Petroleum explored the Cagayan Valley
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emissions from refineries in Beaumont‚ large pits filled with contamination at Kelley Air Force Base‚ or polluted water at Lake Sam Rayburn‚ Texas has more than its fair share of toxic waste. Exxon/Mobil‚ one of the nation’s leading oil producers‚ has its main refinery located in Beaumont‚ Texas. Each year‚ the residents of Beaumont/Port Arthur have to contend with the 39‚000 pounds of pollution spewed each year by the Exxon refinery. Exxon’s emissions are 385% above the state refinery average. In
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coal-fired power plant (Asnæs)‚ a refinery (Statoil)‚ a pharmaceuticals and enzymes maker (Novo Nordisk)‚ a plasterboard manufacturer (Gyproc)‚ as well as the municipal government and a few smaller businesses--feed on each others’ wastes‚ in the process turning them into useful inputs. The Asnæs power company supplies residual steam to the Statoil refinery and‚ in exchange‚ receives refinery gas that used to be flared as waste. The power plant burns the refinery gas to generate electricity and steam
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High Fuel Prices and its Effect on the U.S. Economy ACC 202-02 Managerial Accounting Professor Jackie Lewis North Carolina Wesleyan University High Fuel Prices and its Effect on the U.S. Economy The United States economy as a whole has been rapidly dwindling down of late‚ from its all time high marks in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. Many Americans believe that the cause for this large downswing in the economy is due to the fact of the cost
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Application Exercise Strategic Management Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)‚ where I am employed‚ is engaged and exploration‚ refining‚ distribution and marketing of petroleum product across the country. In downstream product marketing BPCL‚ has bouquet of products on offer‚ ranging from Petrol‚ Diesel‚ to Aviation Fuel‚ to Cooking Gas to Auto Lubricants. It is a global major and ranked 225th in the Fortune Global 500 rankings of the world’s biggest corporations for the year 2012.
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March 2005. Because of the hydrocarbon liquid leakage and vapor‚ the ignition explosion result of the accident. They failed to give the safeguards protection tools to protect employees‚ this accident killing employees and injured people in Texas oil refinery. And the other issue of the Alaskan oil pipelines leaked; their culture also reflect the safety negligence in their operation and management. Not check the pipelines by routine maintenance. BP management did not doing any corrective action on the
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Motiva Enterprises Sulfuric Acid Tank Explosion Chemistry of Hazardous Materials Mr. Giles Hoback July 22‚ 2014 Abstract On July 17‚ 2001 there was an explosion at a Motiva Enterprises refinery. The refinery is located in Delaware City‚ Delaware. A work crew was working on the sulfuric acid tank when the explosion took place. The work crew was repairing a catwalk under hot work conditions. A spark fell into the vapors that were being emitted from the sulfuric acid tank and ignited. The vapors
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Journal of Business Ethics‚ 108(2)‚ 239-252. doi: 10.1007/s10551-011-1088-2 Chen‚ L Daft‚ R. L. (2011). The Leadership Experience: Cengage Learning. U.S. Chemical Safety Board. (2007). Investigation Report: Refinery explosion and fire. [Report]. Retrieved from http://www.csb.gov/bp-america-refinery-explosion/ U.S U.S. Department of Justice. (2007‚ October 25). British Petroleum to Pay More Than $370 Million in Environmental Crimes‚ Fraud Cases. [Press release]. Retrieved from http://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/pr/2007/October/07_ag_850
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economy with major refineries and gas companies in the country. • Indian oil and gas sector is majorly controlled by state owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) which accounts for approx. 60% of India’s crude oil output. • The Indian Oil industry consumption was around 3.27 mn barrels per day (b/d) in 2011 compared to around 3.15 mn b/d in 2010 and is expected to reach around 4.08 mn b/d by 2016. • Indian refinery industry has around 21 refineries with total oil refinery capacity being around
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