on the BP oil spill. The first sociology theory I will compare with is symbolic interactionism. Symbolic interactionism is the use of symbols or face to face interaction. The way that this relates to the BP oil spill is the way that the owner of the company‚ Kenneth R. Fineburg‚ said that he was going to help and compensate the victims of the oil spill. Commercials and speeches were made about his plans to pay back for the damage and loss of wages that his company had caused the Gulf of Mexico
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SAXENARAGHAV YADAVROHAN ANANDDATE OF SUBMISSION: 24TH AUGUST‚ 2010 | | Effect of BP oil spill and subsequent market reaction on the assets of pension funds and mutual funds Case Facts:- * 20th April 2010 – an explosion caused by blowout on Deepwater Horizon rig kills 11 crewman (including 9 Transocean employees) and ignites a fireball visible from 35 miles. * Deepwater Horizon was leased to BP from March 2008 to September 2013 * Share price on 21st April 2010 – 648.20p & lowest
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A case study On Gulf Oil Corp. Course no. F-403 Course Title: Investment Banking & Lease Financing Submitted To Gazi Hasan Jamil Assistant Professor Department of Finance University of Dhaka Date of Submission - Group Profile----08 No Name Roll no. 01 Kutub Uddin Tanvir 14-025 02 Md. Biplob Tarafder
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1. Evaluate the economics of Gulf’s exploration and development program in net present value terms. How do Gulf’s outlay for exploration and development compare to cash returns Gulf generates from these activities. If we evaluate the performance of Gulf’s management for the period from 1976 to 1983‚ we will find out that the management basically did not run the company properly. Many indicators prove the fact the management’s efforts in spending huge amount of money in exploration and development
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In “In Case of Emergency: What Not to Do”‚ Peter S. Goodman discusses major flaws of crisis management‚ utilizing the BP oil spill and Toyota’s acceleration malfunctions as examples. Both BP and Toyota suffered a loss in credibility in the eyes of the American public. While this was largely due to the poor manner in which they handled a global crisis‚ the emergence of specific cultural narratives contributed enormously. In America‚ a corporation can be regarded as credible if it is honest‚ trustworthy
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The term Northwest Coast is used in anthropology studies to communicate of the groups of Indigenous people living along the coast of British Columbia. The People of the North West Coast People came to BC over 10 000 years ago. This Aboriginal group consisted of several other nations‚ individually they all had a distinctive culture and political characteristics. On the other hand‚ they were similar in their traditions and practices of their use of salmon and other ocean animals such as clams‚ crabs
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BP’s Management Planning Presentation By Michelle Rollins MGT/230 1/20/14 Rick Benito Overview The planning function of management The influence of legal issues‚ ethics and corporate social responsibilities of British Petroleum (BP) The factors that influence‚ Strategic‚ Tactical‚ operational and contingency planning Planning For Rebuilding and Growth Exploration Deepwater Gas value and chains Technology Relationships Strategic goals Increase stock values Rebuild public relationships
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explosion that killed 11 workers. The Deepwater Horizon accident‚ also known as the BP Oil Spill‚ was a project failure of immense proportions. It went from an oil exploration “project” to a massive program with portfolios of projects related to dealing with the families of those killed on the oil rig‚ stopping the oil leak‚ capturing the oil (from the well and from the ocean)‚ cleaning the environment (seashores‚ wetlands‚ Gulf of Mexico)‚ saving and cleaning wildlife (underwater and on shores)‚ responding
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Overfishing in the Gulf of Mexico In recent years the fish and all the other marine animals that live in the Gulf have been affected by different natural disasters or disasters caused by us humans. For example‚ the most recent natural disaster that affected the lives of many marine animals in the Gulf was Hurricane Katrina in 2005‚ which caused the Gulf Coast entered the United States with lots of water and different types of animals from the gulf. This caused many fish to die and some to even become
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The Gulf of Mexico oil spill began on April 20‚ 2010 in the deep waters and continued for 87 days. Oil was found from the Macondo site in the Florida panhandle and Tampa Bay. The oil and dispersed mixture embedded in the sand continued to kill dolphins and other marine life. (Pallardy‚ 2016) Oil spills can cause long-term environmental damage and can affect marine mammals‚ such as dolphins. Additional research is needed to understand the impact of oil spills on marine mammals in the Gulf of Mexico
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