Unmasking Manly Man Rigoberto Magana Excelsior College Summary During a 19 month study of life on two oil platforms that included living‚ eating‚ and working alongside crews offshore‚ the key finding was that extinguishing macho behavior is vital to achieving top performance. Oil rigs are dirty‚ dangerous‚ and demanding workplaces that have traditionally encouraged displays of masculine strength‚ daring‚ and technical prowess. Over the past 15 years or so the platforms have shifted this macho
Premium Oil platform Gender Drilling rig
First and foremost‚ British Petroleum oil company as well as” Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill”. It is one of the most terrible disaster that happened to humanity history. This is due the harm that it had in regards to humanity‚ environment and economy. The time line of the Deepwater horizon oil spill it was documented as the foulest oil spill in the US antiquity. On 20th April ‚2010 the blast and the decrease of the Deepwater horizon oil rig at the Gulf of Mexico that has murdered 11 folks and 17 other
Premium Petroleum Oil spill Exxon Valdez oil spill
The largest oil spill in the history of United States is the Deepwater Horizon oil spill‚ also known as the BP oil spill. The oil spill initially lasted eighty-seven days‚ and the after-effects are still happening today‚ almost seven years later‚ causing heart disease. The oil spills lasting effects have polluted many water habitats and is beginning to pollute our air. Because of its pollution in our air‚ people are beginning to have heart problems‚ such as heart disease and respiratory issues.
Premium Petroleum Oil spill Exxon Valdez oil spill
The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald Would you think that a storm in the Great Lakes could flip and sink a 728 foot freighter? I will talk about before the ship sank‚ during the sinking‚ and after the sinking and the affects on the sinking. In will tell you how it sank and why it sank as well. On June 7‚ 1957 the construction of the Edmund Fitzgerald started. It was launched on the 7th of June 1958. Since then this freighter has been transporting tons and tons of Iran ore. In fact the day
Premium Petroleum Oil spill Exxon Valdez oil spill
The Upper Big Branch Mine disaster occurred on April 5th‚ 2010‚ in Raleigh County‚ West Virginia. The mine was located in Montcoal and owned by Massey Energy‚ but bought out by Alpha Natural Resources in 2011. Twenty-Nine of the thirty one miners at the site were killed by the explosion. A state funded independent investigation would later find Massey Energy directly responsible for the accident. (www.sourcewatch.org) The explosion was ignited by high methane levels being a contributed factor. You
Premium Petroleum Oil spill Exxon Valdez oil spill
America: Story of US- BOOM Name: ____Sumino Mori__ 1. What was needed to power the 20th Century and build the Modern World? Oil was needed. 2. Why was oil so Necessary? What did it replace? Because oil was the wildest dream for Americans. They believed that America should develop. 3. How many people die on oil rigs every year? 6000 people dead. 4. How many Barrels of Oil did the Hamel Rig pump out a day? 50 Barrels were pumped out a day. 5. A year after the Hamel Rig struck
Free Prohibition in the United States Los Angeles Chicago
Picture for a moment a child playing in their living room while ignoring the boring news aring in the background. Then‚ suddenly they hear the words breaking news and now decide to tune into what the dull lady is revealing. She announces that an oil spill has erupted in the Gulf of Mexico and the company “BP” is smothered all over the screen. The child only can only understand one concept: BP was the sole cause of this oil spill. To clarify‚ the child did not learn the real causes for this catastrophic
Premium Petroleum Exxon Valdez oil spill Oil spill
The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill was one of the worst man made disasters in recent history. Back in 2010‚ an estimated 47‚000 people and 7‚000 boats/vessels were involved in the cleanup process. “It was estimated by a government-commissioned panel of scientists that 4‚900‚000 barrels of oil had already leaked into the Gulf.” (Pallardy) An excessive amount of oil has polluted the region. The government and BP had to take action as soon as possible‚ before the spill reaches further distances. The disaster
Premium Petroleum Exxon Valdez oil spill Oil spill
No plan existed for coping with a disaster of this magnitude . Lifeless bodies lay in the streets‚ beds remain occupied with people who will never breathe again‚ hospitals begin to overflow to people experiencing blinding‚ vomiting‚ and dysesthesia of the lungs . From the streets you could hear the screams of pain in the crisp‚ melancholy‚ toxic air . When day breaks there will be silence . What is done is done . On the fateful night of December 2‚ MIC gas began escaping from Tank 610 around 10:30
Premium Petroleum Death Exxon Valdez oil spill
In late March of 1989‚ an oil tanker by the name of Exxon Valdez spilled between eleven and 38 million gallons of oil into the Prince William Sound in Alaska. This spill was caused by various influential factors‚ but perhaps one of the most important would be Exxon Shipping Company’s inability to oversee the condition of the crew‚ leading to a fatigued navigator who led the vessel astray‚ which resulted in the massive spill. This oil‚ which is‚ of course‚ hazardous to living creatures‚ resulted
Premium Petroleum Exxon Valdez oil spill Oil spill