Discuss and evaluate the leadership of change: a.) When it comes to BP and the changes that were made in the post-crisis era since the oil spill it is very important to reference their history of safety violations. The oil spill of project Deepwater Horizon was one largest examples of their previous lack of care and respect to safety and the earth. Previous to the spill they have been in trouble with the authorities for illegal dumping of waste products in northern Alaska as well as being fined
Premium Chief executive officer
Kathy Giovinazzo February 12‚ 2011 April 2010 BP’s Deepwater Horizon well exploded‚ sending oil gushing for three months into the gulf. The explosion killed eleven crewmembers and is probably the greatest environmental disaster the United States has faced. Scientific estimates put the amount of oil that was being discharged from the broken well at above 1‚470‚000 U.S. gallons per day. On July 15‚ 2010 BP successfully stopped the flow of oil from the wellhead‚ after spilling 190 million
Premium Petroleum Mexico Exxon Valdez oil spill
Deepwater Horizon oil spill July 5‚ 2010 Word count: Background: BP plc is a British-based global energy company which is the third largest energy company and it is the United Kingdom’s largest corporation the fourth largest company in the world (BP‚ Wikipedia). Its name is initials of the company’s former legal names British Petroleum. British Petroleum merged with Amoco in December
Premium Oil spill Petroleum Exxon Valdez oil spill
In the article‚ it is proposed that the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010 could be used as a possible learning tool for engineering students. The oil spill devastated the marine ecosystem of the Gulf of Mexico‚ and caused great economic hardship for the people‚ particularly fisherman‚ of the Gulf coast. The article asks for a closer examination of the Deepwater incident to inspire students‚ expand their technological literacy‚ and provide students an opportunity to apply their skills to a real
Premium Petroleum Oil spill Exxon Valdez oil spill
Maria Benackova (000611942) | Corporate Social Responsibility | Ulke Veersma Coursework Header Sheet 198085-‐-‐-‐14 Course Coursework Tutor BUSI0011: Dissertation -‐-‐-‐
Premium Responsibility Sustainability Social responsibility
What went wrong? The BP report identifies eight key elements in the Deepwater Horizon drilling operation each of which could have prevented the disaster The key times 20 April 9.40pm Report: ‘This overwhelmed the … system’ 20 April 9.49pm Report: ‘The fire and gas system did not prevent … ignition’ 1 The cement that was supposed to stop oil and gas reaching the well pipe casing did not work. The report blames the type of cement used Well pipe metal casing Cement fills ‘annulus’ gap 6 7 5
Premium Valve Pressure Trigraph
Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Conflict Kris Stephens BUS 5903 Conflict Resolution Dr. Jacqueline Gilliard Kstephens1@twu.edu August 22‚ 2010 Executive Summary British Petroleum (BP) is one of the largest oil companies in the world. They have recently been making the headlines for all the wrong reasons after suffering a record breaking oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Tony Hayward‚ former CEO‚ has been criticized for his handling
Premium Petroleum Oil spill Oil platform
BP’s ethical conduct concerning the Deep Horizon blowout Background: The Deepwater Horizon oil spill or the BP oil spill refers to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico which flowed for three months in 2010. The spill was a result of the explosion of Deepwater Horizon‚ which drilled on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect. The explosion killed 11 men working on the platform and injured 17 others (Summarized from Wikipedia article on: “Deepwater Horizon oil spill” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill
Premium Ethics Virtue ethics Deontological ethics
bottom surface of the ocean. Deepwater Horizon oil spill is one of the biggest and controversial oil spill in the world. In one of the President Barrack Obama’s interview‚ he stated that “the worst environmental disaster America has ever faced” (Horowitz). This oil spill affected and left significant damage to human‚ animals‚ and to the environment that will last not just years‚ but centuries‚ or maybe more. “On 20 April 2010‚ the British Petroleum(BP) Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded off the coast
Premium Petroleum Drilling rig Oil well
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Damage April 20‚ 2010 began as a day of celebration‚ a day that marked 7 years without injury on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig‚ and ended with 11 people dead‚ 78 days of oil flow‚ and 1‚074 miles of the Gulf of Mexico contaminated. Three years after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill the beaches may appear clean but we have yet to see the final effects. BP‚ the company behind this tragedy‚ is still trying to clean up the mess they have created. This is a lot more complicated
Premium Petroleum Mexico Exxon Valdez oil spill