BP plc[3][4] (LSE: BP‚ NYSE: BP) is a British multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London‚ United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by 2011 revenues and is one of the six oil and gas "supermajors".[5][6] It is vertically integrated and operates in all areas of the oil and gas industry‚ including exploration and production‚refining‚ distribution and marketing‚ petrochemicals‚ power generation and trading. It also has renewable
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The BP Oil Spill “Thank God men cannot fly and lay waste to sky‚ as well as the earth‚” said Henry David Thoreau on environmental damage. The BP‚ or British Petroleum‚ Gulf oil spill has been widely referred to as the biggest environmental disaster that the United States has ever faced‚ with over four million gallons of oil pouring into the waters off the Mexican Gulf Coast. The BP oil spill occurred in April of 2010. It was‚ and still is‚ the biggest oil spill in all of U.S. history. The massive
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‘Imagine’ by John Lennon Imagine there’s no heaven It’s easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today... Imagine there’s no countries It isn’t hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace... You may say I’m a dreamer But I’m not the only one I hope someday you’ll join us And the world will be as one Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A
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BP Disaster at Sea In 2010 the nation was dealt the worst oil spill in the history of the USA‚ the BP oil rig Deep water horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. This major catastrophe destroyed some people‚ millions of aquatic wildlife‚ birds and the reputation of BP all in one fatal event. What caused this mind blowing disaster to happen? We will take a look
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1. Originally‚ an Ethics and Compliance team was formed to monitor the formation and operation of the company guidance towards ethical issues in BP’s company. Just like to set up a communication consistent standard for all the employees of BP for different location‚ culture and language. Originally‚ this is a good way to guide the company staff to maintain company standard and reputation. But the code did not effectively address specific high-risk activities for the scope of daily operations. It
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BP is a 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
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Jeff Grisan April 7‚ 2011 Case Study #2 British Petroleum “BP is one of the world ’s largest energy companies‚ providing its customers with fuel for transportation‚ energy for heat and light‚ retail services and petrochemicals products for everyday items” (BP‚ 2011). The organization is the fourth largest company in the world‚ operates in over 80 countries and employees more than 80‚000 people. BP produces approximately 3.8 million barrels of oil equivalent per day with more than 18
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Petroleum Company British Petroleum Company (BP) is a British multinational oil and gas company. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world. It is vertically integrated and operates in all areas of the oil and gas industry‚ including exploration and production‚ refining‚ distribution and marketing‚ petrochemicals‚ power generation and trading. It also has renewable energy activities in biofuels and wind power. BP has operations in over 80 countries‚ produces around
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John Lennon’s Imagine‚ released in 1971‚ is one of the most famous utopias ever composed. In his song‚ Lennon dreams of a world in which there is no religion‚ no countries‚ world peace‚ no possessions and no discrimination; his utopia is a world based on equality. This song was heavily influenced by all the ongoing events that were occurring at the time of its composition. Hundreds of thousands of Americans were calling for world peace and for America to cease its involvement in the Vietnam War‚
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Business Management Ethics Issue at Bp Name: Date: Class: Professor: MANAGEMENT ETHICS AT BP Abstract Beyond Petroleum‚ BP is among the largest Oil and other energy companies in the world. Its targets and confidence in the market has enabled it reduce Carbone dioxide waste and enhance alternative sources of energy like solar power. This upward success has‚ however‚ in the recent past been challenged. BP’s environmental image in the globe has been tarnished
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