The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill commenced on April 20‚ 2010 and continued for next 86 days. It was devastating to the extent that it killed eleven men and seventeen people severely wounded. The total estimate of the crude oil spilled is about 4.9 million barrels. It was controlled later on but the devastating effects that last for a longtime‚ is was the contribution of the deterioration of air and water through pollutions. When the oil evaporation happens it creates very small particles called carcinogens
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Petroleum “BP” Oil Spill On April 20th 2010‚ British Petroleum better known as BP had an extremely destructive impact on the environment and the livelihood of those in Gulf Coast area of Louisiana‚ Mississippi and Florida. BP’s Deep-water Horizon oil rig was located offshore‚ 52 miles off the southeast coast of Venice‚ Louisiana. An explosion on the Deep-water Horizon oil rig caused a massive fire that claimed the lives of eleven BP workers. After 36 hours of burning‚ the Deep-water Horizon oil rig sunk
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Gulf Oil Spill ENV/100 February 27‚ 2012 Norma Turner Gulf Oil Spill The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is considered to be the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry. The spill occurred in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20‚ 2010. The spill was the result of the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig. When the rig exploded‚ it created a sea-floor gusher of oil that flowed freely for three months. It resulted in 11 people killed and
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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.
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Oil is one of the most important resources that empower the economy. It is mainly used for transportation‚ cooking‚ heating‚ and also electricity generation. Without oil‚ transportation‚ manufacturing‚ and production of food may not be possible. Oil came from fossils and dead organisms that submerged to the bottom of the ocean‚ or what we so called Oil Wells. It was collected by oil rigs by digging the bottom surface of the ocean. Deepwater Horizon oil spill is one of the biggest and controversial
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Last weekend‚ I went to Suwanee‚ GA to see my father and stepmother because it had recently been my stepmother’s birthday. In celebration we chose to dine out at a restaurant called Gulf Coast Grill. It was the first time my family had eaten at the restaurant‚ but will not be the last. Once stepping inside‚ I knew it was going to be interesting because the restaurant had a very strong beach theme as well as a live band playing. After being told it was going to be a fifteen to twenty minute wait‚
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Case 14.2 – Page v. Gulf Coast Motors Parties Plaintiff: Gulf Coast Motors (The Company) Defendant: Glenn A. Page and Mary R. Page Glen A Page and Jerry Sellers‚ the owner of Gulf Coast were friends. Facts Glenn A. Page was friend for a long time of Jerry Sellers‚ an owner of Gulf Coast Motors. Glenn began borrowing money from Gulf Coast Motors on a regular basis for two years. There was no formal loan process. Glenn would sign a ledger where it was written “I agree to pay Jerry Sellers
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The Standard Oil Company of California(Socal) is trying to determine how much to bid on the Gulf Oil Corporation. George Keller‚ the CEO of Socal‚ would need to borrow 14 billion dollars in order to make a substantial bid. While banks are willing to lend the money because of Socal’s low to debt ratio‚ the loan would put the company in a highly leveraged position. In order to alleviate that debt‚ some of Gulf’s assets could be sold. Keller has to consider the value of Gulf’s exploration and development
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Executive Summary Given the facts in the information provided‚ we do not feel that an offer of more than $64.17 per share is justified. We recommend that management still submit this bid even though it will probably be rejected. Gulf Oil may be forced to accept a bid lower than $70 per share in the event financing falls through for competitors or other unforeseeable circumstances evolve‚ such as regulation by FTC. The numbers presented below are reliant upon estimates‚ which makes the findings
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additional subvention to support NUH operate the offsite inpatient facility at WestPoint Hospital. The funding supplied by Ministry of Health is very much like a mini-block budget. Because we have to do whatever costing and volume projection the year before‚ and once the blocked is determined‚ NUH will have to live with it for the next 1-3 years‚ hence the hospital is subject to all the risk factors: Rise in patient volume‚ lease rental & other purchased service cost increase etc. Because during
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