Who is Responsible? BP is responsible for the disaster and should be held fully accountable for all economic retribution financially and environmentally. The oil rig was under contract by BP and according to the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 it stipulated that those parties responsible for the rig or facility which oil is being discharged from—is the responsible party held liable for cleanup costs. The conflict revolves around the fact that BP failed to clean-up the oil after seven days of trying
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occurs today is oil spills. The first major oil spill happened during World War II on the East Coast of the United States and spilled about 590‚000 tons of oil. The most recent oil spill happened last year in 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico and about 190‚120‚055 gallons of oil leaked into the Gulf. Oil spills have affected our marine life‚ seafood industry‚ houses‚ health‚ and fossil fuels. Our world will never be the same after these horrifying spills that are destroying our environment. Oil is a source
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BP COMMUNICATION FAILure DURING GULF OIL SPILL CRISIS An important component of crisis management is response. Response can include several actions such as communication with stakeholders‚ the public and the government. Appropriate and effective communication can minimize the distribution of incomplete and inaccurate information‚ reduce speculation and prevent or quell rumors. In fact‚ studies suggest that the message itself can affect the public’s evaluation of the company and perhaps
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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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2010 BP Horizon Oil Spill Back in the ’40s and ’50s I believe that companies stood behind their products. In later decades I don ’t think it was as common and there were a lot of lies‚ double books‚ and skimming going around. In this current age how many companies can you honestly say you would invest in their products for the rest of your life? BP is just one of thousands of companies that work by the bottom line and only by the bottom line‚ usually bypassing safety and employees. BP just got
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Research The spectrums of oil spill issues are diverse and large. They range from environmental issue to economic‚ ecological‚ ethical‚ politics and policies. Among many other oil spills‚ the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico‚ occurred on April 20‚ 2010 was recorded as the greatest environmental disaster in our history (BP leak the world’s worst accidental oil spill‚ 2010). The goal of our research is to seek possible solutions to reduce the risks of offshore oil spills. To attain this goal‚ we
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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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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 disaster. On April 20‚ 2010‚ the oil rig called Deepwater Horizon exploded‚ causing 3.19 million barrels of oil to spill into the Gulf of Mexico (Smithsonian). The causes: the crew
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INTRODUCTION: BP is one of the world’s driving global oil and gas organizations‚ with around 80‚000 employees and operations in more than 80 nations on six continents. The organization’s primary exercises are oil and gas investigation and creation‚ petroleum‚ lubricants‚ supply and transportation. BP gives its clients with fuel to transportation‚ energy for heat and light‚ retail administrations and petrochemicals items. • Founder: William Knox D’Arcy • Incorporated: 1908 as Anglo-Persian Oil Company •
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relationships between countries and affected the world economies‚ be it the relationship with the board of directors of BP and the US government or the change in value of BP PLC on the stock exchange. ²As a result of the oil spill the Obama administration imposed a six month moratorium on new deep water drilling operations which ended on the 12th of October. For twenty years previous to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico there had been a total ban on deep water off shore drilling. But during his presidency
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