the key causes of the Deepwater oil disaster are; first and foremost, bad management, whenever shortcuts are taken for the sole purpose of completing a job, the chances of having a disaster is multiplied. When, the well started to blow out, the decisions by management concerning how to handle that material, also lead to the disaster. Nonetheless, BP was not prepared for the disaster, and when it transpired a series of wrong decisions followed. The Deepwater oil spill, could have been avoided. Although
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Socially Responsible Oil Company: An Examination of Corporate Ethics by Peter Fischer A Paper Submitted in Fulfillment of the USD School of Law Writing Requirement Energy Law Professor Burleson Spring, 2009 Table of Contents Introduction 2 Background 3 The Need for CSR at Home and Abroad 7 Case Study Analyses: Four Critical Events in the Oil Industry and their Effect on CSR Case Study #1: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 9 Case
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in a sea disaster and oil spill. Sea Spirit along with the Norwegian gas tanker collided head on causing a spill of about 8000Tons of oil. Oil contamination in the marine spread far, even reaching the Moroccan coast in form of cakes, tar balls, and oil packs. Similar to this disaster is the major oil spill that occurred on July in 1979 near Trinidad and Tobago caused by the Atlantic Empress. The spill allegedly resulted in the largest oil spill of 287,000Metric tons of oil ever to be recorded. The
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Amazing Penguin Rescue” by Dyan deNapoli and “Update on Penguin Rescue Efforts from Oil Spill in South Atlantic” all show the efforts after an oil spill. A cargo ship, Treasure, hit the reef off the coast of Robben Island and released tons of oil, causing 20,000 penguins to become very ill. Many rescuers received an urgent call and took their time to save these penguins. Each of sources explain the efforts after an oil spill, in different perspectives. In the excerpt, “from ‘The Amazing Penguin Rescue’”
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While British Petroleum’s (BP) cost cutting measures played a significant role in the tragic explosion of the Deepwater Horizon, a multitude of poor decisions, inadequate testing, insufficient communication, and culture that prioritized profits ahead of safety that were the chief culprits of the disastrous events that lead to the Deepwater Horizon tragedy (Achenbach, 2011). Although, BP executives made several critical decisions to save time and reduce costs that increased risks and comprised safety
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In 1968, $3 million of losses hit the fishing industry due to pollution in Chesapeake Bay, and then in 1969 it was found that over 41 million fish had been killed due pollution (Moyers); shortly after in 1972, the Clean Water Act was passed as a response to unhealthy water due to pollution. Unfortunately, the effectiveness of the Clean Water Act has been debated for the past thirty years. The issue of clean, safe water has been plaguing our nation ever since the Clean Water Act’s passing and has
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labour, workers’ salary below minimum wage, over working hours, welfare discrimination, etc. This essay is going to discuss the recent case of “BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico” in 2010 that has got many attentions of countries and international actors including some INGOs and WTO. The US president Barrack Obama has compared the Gulf of Mexico oil spill to the September 11 terrorist attacks as he began a tour of the region: "In the same way that our view of our vulnerabilities and our foreign
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27, 2010 oil began leaking from a well off the coast of New Mexico. This spill, classified as an accidental spill, will greatly affect worldwide business and business practices. Before the conclusion of the oil spill, 4.4 million barrels of oil will have leaked into the Gulf of Mexico. This catastrophic event will have a clear negative effect on international business that will in turn people living and working throughout the world. The primary business that was affected by the oil spill was the
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Business Ethics Risk The demand for oil depletes the world’s oil reserves at an alarming rate. Drilling operations are accused of contributing to water pollution and the release of air contaminants into the atmosphere. These greenhouse gases in return contribute to the warming of the earth’s atmosphere, leading to greater risk of polar ice cap melting, flooding and other environment damages. Situation An oil tanker from Exxon which named Exxon Valdez happened oil spill crisis on Friday, March 24, 1989
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Coast oil spill disaster? BP’s ethical culture did contribute to the Gulf Coast oil spill disaster which occurred on April 20th, 2010 resulting from an explosion which killed eleven (11) employees. This disaster created an environmental catastrophe as millions of gallons of crude oil were sent into the Gulf of Mexico, wreaking havoc on the livelihoods of fishermen and others who depended on the Gulf for income. The aspects of BP’s ethical culture that contributed to the Gulf Coast oil spill
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