DR . RAM MANOHAR LOHIYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, LUCKNOW

A project submitted for the research work undertaken in the preparation of research paper on the following topic.

TOPIC

British petroleum oil spill and its ecological impact on the US economy.

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Acknowledgement
I owe my deepest gratitude to mu supervisor, Mrs. Alka Singh, whose encouragement , guidance and support from the intial to the final level enabled me develop an understanding of the subject and helped in the completion of the project.
Lastly , I offer my regards and blessings to al those who supported me in any respect during the completion of the project.

Contents * Company background * Facts of Problem under discussion- Deepwater Horizon oil spill (2010) * Efforts to contain the Flow of oil * Permanent Closure by ‘Static Kill’ Operation * Areas affected – * Impact on US economy as a whole * Environment and ecological impact * Fisheries * Tourism * Individual impacts on states * Louisiana * Florida * Alabama * Unaccounted Oil * Commercial Law Suits * Damages paid * Long term effects * Reference
Company Background

* Name – British Petroleum

* Founded- 1909 as the Anglo-Persian Oil Company 1954 as the British Petroleum Company 1998 merger of British Petroleum and Amoco

* Industry – Oil Natural Gas Alternative Fuels Low carbon Energy Alternative Energy * Headquarters – St. James’s , City of Westminster , London (U.K)

* Core BP brands * British Petroleum * Castrol