Reflection Paper on Gulf Oil Spill This presentation had a deep impact on me because I had been living in Gulf Breeze‚ Florida at the time of the spill. Gulf Breeze is located 15 miles West of Pensacola and the reefs and beaches were severely impacted by it. Not only did the spill impact the environment but also the tourism which that city needed to thrive; in turn businesses closed and restaurants plundered. When I looked outside my bedroom window at the ocean‚ instead of seeing the bright blue
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Assignment 3 – British Petroleum and the Delay of Maintenance By Avaninder Gill Review the Main Features of the Case British Petroleum‚ now known as simply BP‚ is a multinational oil and gas company that is headquartered in London‚ England. On March 23‚ 2005‚ a series of massive explosions devastated one of the largest British Petroleum refineries located in Texas City. The blast rattled windows in downtown Galveston‚ 20 miles away and was even felt in Houston‚ 35 miles distant
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British Petroleum (PLC) and John Browne: A Culture of Risk Beyond Petroleum Strayer BUS 519 October 30‚ 2011 Abstract The image as well as the operational business reputation of a corporation is critical to the survivability of the corporation in today’s business world. This reputation is even more critical when a business has is known globally with holdings and operations around the world. Such is the case with British Petroleum (BP)
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change their focus to incorporate social‚ cultural and ethical responsibilities. British American Tobacco has done just that and the subsequent addresses these changes. 2. Brief History on British American Tobacco (BAT) British American Tobacco is the world’s second largest tobacco international tobacco company. An American tobacco entrepreneur‚ James Buchanan ("Buck") Duke formed a conglomerate of leading American companies. The British American tobacco companies countered this take-over and
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AP Environmental Science Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: The BP Disaster The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was one of the most infamous industrial environmental disasters ever. On April 20‚ 2010‚ a marine oil-drilling dig called the Deepwater Horizon exploded‚ releasing hundreds of millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. This explosion resulted in the loss of human life‚ massive environmental damage‚ and widespread damage to the livelihood of people living along the
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of how much oil had leaked‚ how long until the leak is stopped‚ and what is happening. Everyone knows how bad the incident is‚ BP didn’t tell what people really want to know. The symptoms of BP’s communication problems are reflected by great losses of its reputation‚ trust‚ credibility‚ and share price. Key stakeholder group one‚ the U.S. government. Its concerns are what steps BP is going to take to stem the flow‚ what commitments BP is prepared to make to compensate for the spill. Key stakeholder
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According to the U.S. Department of Energy‚ 1.3 million gallons of petroleum are spilled in U.S. waters from vessels and pipelines in a typical year. A major spill could easily double that amount. Oil spills are one of the biggest and overall worst environmental disasters. These spills happen for many reasons. Some of these reasons include: people making mistakes or being careless‚ equipment breaking down‚ natural disasters such as hurricanes‚ deliberate acts by terrorists‚ countries at war‚ vandals
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money in the long run‚ then what’s the point? They would just assume the risk and move on. And why wouldn’t they‚ they are a for-profit business. Its only after an accident happens that they look to safety to save them money. British Petroleum’s Deep Water Horizon oil spill is a prime example. A friend of mine actually worked for BP as a fire protection supervisor leading up to this accident. He told me that on an inspection of that rig a year earlier‚ he recommended 3 million dollars in upgrades
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The Exon Valdez oil spill disaster occurred on March 24‚ 1989. This was the most devastating human-caused disaster in the United States history until twenty-one years later when The Deepwater Horizon occurred on April 20‚ 2010. Both disasters had a deadly effect on environmental life. These two incidents linked individuals taking shortcuts and being overconfident. Catastrophes do not happen by accident; something has to trigger them. Three main reasons why the disaster at Deepwater Horizon occurred:
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UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT FACULTY OF SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF PURE AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY SEMINAR PRESENTATION ON CHEMICAL DISPERSANTS USED IN BIOREMEDIATING OIL SPILLS BY UPORO VICTOR BARIBEFE U2006/5581377 COURSE CODE: ICH 400.2 COURSE TITTLE: UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR COURSE LECTURER: MR. GODSON IWUOHA SEPTEMBER‚ 2010 Table
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