On April 4‚ 2010 a huge explosion of the Deep Horizon oil rig occurred in the Gulf of Mexico Near Louisiana. Fifteen out the of one hundred fifty men who were on board were injured. Approximately two days later‚ the rig sang and oil began spewing. The oil leaked for over one hundred days. The BP oil disaster in the gulf has posed a threat on the people and the environment that surround the oil spill. The effects of offshore drilling can be catastrophic‚ especially after seeing what has happened in
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Collection Undergraduate Scholarship 4-22-2011 Communicating During Crisis: A Case Study of the 2010 BP Gulf Oil Spill Aubrey N. Villines Butler University Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/ugtheses Part of the Communication Commons Recommended Citation Villines‚ Aubrey N.‚ "Communicating During Crisis: A Case Study of the 2010 BP Gulf Oil Spill" (2011). Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection. Paper 90. This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access
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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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Business Communications BP and the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill 04-71-100-05 Dr. R. Kobe Meshal Mustafa January 31th‚ 2013 An explosion took place on the Deep Water Horizon on April 20th‚ 2013. I will be discussing the main communication problem that BP faced. First I will discuss the causes of the problem‚ second I will talk about the symptoms. Thirdly‚ I will discuss the key stakeholder groups and the issues they are concerned about. Lastly‚ I will discuss how BP can use the communication model
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Original Article Peter has been working with the Bigness Oil Company’s local affiliate for several years‚ and he has established a strong‚ trusting relationship with Jesse‚ manager of the local facility. The facility‚ on Peter’s recommendations‚ has followed all of the environmental regulations to the letter‚ and it has a solid reputation with the state regulatory agency. The local facility receives various petrochemical products via pipelines and tank trucks‚ and it blends them for resale to 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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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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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. Of course‚ they didn’t
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Professor Quazi Seraj English 112 11 October 2012 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was a devastating event that lasted several months. It occurred on April 20 through July 15‚ 2010 offshore Louisiana‚ Gulf of Mexico‚ USA. Deepwater Horizon is owned and operated by British Petroleum (BP). The spill was caused by an oil gusher on the ocean floor. The Deepwater Horizon rig started drilling a well at a water depth of 5‚000ft
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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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