Essays on BP Oil Spill

There are several laws that aimed at protecting human health and environment. The government and private parties are allowed to enforce the federal environmental laws. The government has the resources and tools required to enforce environmental laws and compels compliance with the environmental regulations and laws. Criminal and civil environmental enforcement are streamlined towards protection of environment and health. The criminal environmental enforcement seeks to punish the actions that the society view as harmful to the environment and health of people. The civil, environmental enforcement is streamlined towards individual parties who should be compensated for the harm caused by ...

Leader and Management Development

Introduction Leadership forms the backbone of any organization. This is because it entails offering direction, creating a sense of purpose and defining a strategic plan for the organization. Such aspects of leadership are important in ensuring the success of an organization in the long run (Yukl, 2013). For the leadership functions mentioned above to be successfully implemented, it is critical that the individuals in leadership positions show responsibility in their day-to-day undertakings. It therefore implies that leadership development has become a primary aspect of the overall management function. Leadership development is anchored on the character and behavior of the ...

Abstract

The current discussion is aimed at the dissection of ethics, corporate social responsibility and sustainability of British Petroleum (BP) by taking the case of Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill in to consideration. By commencing the discussion with an overview of the externalities present in the oil industry, the pressures on oil companies are examined which is further evaluated through the application of stakeholder theory and the theory of utilitarianism. In the case of BP, it is revealed that the resort to CSR was primarily a reactive measure to correct its tainted brand image and save it from reputational risks. ...

Introduction

The CFOs have a lot to deal with as their strategic responsibility in business continues to grow and become more complex. Owing to their extensive duties, the cash compensation of the financial officers continues to increase with each passing year so much that the officials are starting to bridge the gap between CEOs and them. The financial market appears to be more inclined towards a skill-driven workforce as compared to the traditional approach of leadership provided by the CEOs. This essay attempts to develop an understanding concerning the issue of the rising salary of CFOs by using three primary ...

Introduction

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill started in April 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico on the British Petroleum-owned Macondo Prospect. Taking after the blast and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil fix, an ocean depths oil gusher streamed for almost 90 days, polluting the sea water with crude oil and killing off most of the plant and animal life in that ecosystem. Current BP authorities wouldn't remark on the record for this story. Be that as it may, individuals acquainted with within BP's emergency control exertion and outside specialists say at an early stage, BP didn't have an advertising ...

ISI Company

BACKGROUND Jim Willis is the VP (Marketing and Sales) for ISI, a US-based aerospace corporation. Jim is facing an ethical dilemma. According to Cox and Shawana (2008), Fred Ballard, Jim’s boss at ISI, has asked him not to disclose information on the changes in the launch dates of ISI’s satellite following an issue with the camera. Fred expects that the disclosure could have a huge negative impact on ISI’s current and future contract negotiations. The most important contract in question is an ongoing negotiation between HTC and ISI. The ultimate effect would be severe financial losses, ...

A government gains its legitimacy to govern if it can ensure the general safety of all its citizens not only with respect to planned aggressions but also emergency cases. The Social Contract Theory as espoused by John S. Locke stipulates that there is always a contract between governments and the people such that while the people pay taxes and cede some of their rights to the state, the state protects them and punishes those who transgress against them. Therefore, it is incumbent upon every administration to fulfill their part of the bargain and ensure the safety of all citizens. ...

The continuing environmental risk of deep-water drilling even after the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico stems from the stubborn failure to learn the lessons from the past. Boesch argues that the US has failed to enact legislation that would reduce regulatory oversights that contributed to the blowout. This is underscored by the obsession of private oil firms on the profit-making technologies as against safety and environmental compatibility of offshore drilling. Sophisticated technologies have been developed to extract oil, but little has been done to bolster the capacity to prevent and/or rapidly contain deepwater blowouts. Despite the ...

BP Oil Spill had many negative effects to marine wildlife these effects occurred shortly after the instance while others occurred after the long run.

- This oil coated bird’s feathers and as a result many of the birds lost their buoyancy and capability to regulate their body temperature. Moreover, the oil concentration on the birds’ skin and face led to skin and eye lesions. Most of the birds died following this while the remaining few where infected with diseases. Birds require preening of their feathers so as to remain warm and dry, be able to remove parasites and remain ...

Analysis of human failure contribution to process risk – The Case of Blowout in the Gulf of Mexico

Abstract

The Gulf of Mexico is considered to have accounted for roughly 90% of the complete offshore drilling in the United States of America in terms of the oil volume that is extracted. This number can be further equated to approximately one-third of the total production of oil in the United States of America. There are more than 50, 000 wells that have been drilled here since the year 1947 and of these 4,000 wells were dug deeper than 1, 000 ft. of water. As of date, more or less 80% of the total offshore drilling happens at a ...

PART I

British Petroleum Company Profile BP plc, formerly known as British Petroleum, is a UK based multinational oil and Gas Company with its headquarters located in London, England, United Kingdom. As of 2012, BP is the world’s sixth largest energy company in terms of market capitalisation, fifth largest company by revenues, and sixth largest oil and gas company by production (BP. Financial and Operating Information, 2008-2012). BP is a vertically integrated organisation and it has a strong presence in all areas of the gas sector, including exploration and production, refining, promotion, distribution, power generation, and trading. The company also operates in the ...

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is known as the largest oil spill in history. On April 20, 2010, the explosion of the oil rig killed 11 people working on it and resulted in underwater cameras revealing the British Petroleum pipe leaking of over 4.9 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. A long distance from the coastal line (approximately 42 miles from Louisiana) and the marine nature of the spill resulted in its longevity – the well was capped in only 87 days after the accident ("Oil Spill Gulf of Mexico 2010."). The scope of the spill ...

Background

British Petroleum (BP) is an oil company based in London, England that has business operations in more than 80 countries. With the production of approximately 3.8 million barrels of oil per day and more than 22,000 service stations, BP is considered the fourth largest global company in terms of revenue (Reuters, n.d.). However, BP is also responsible for causing the worst environmental disaster that is attributed to oil and gas companies. On April 20th 2010, the Deepwater Horizon Rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded. The explosion killed 11 people and the drilling rig proceeded to spill ...

The problem involves deep water pollution by oil spill from the BP Company in the Gulf of Mexico. The spill claimed death of much marine wildlife as well intense damage to many of their habitats. Some of the short term effects that cropped in include; many birds lost their buoyancy following the coating of their feathers by the oil. As a result, the birds died since they sunk in the water. In addition, the spill led to the death of many sea corals and also caused internal bleeding and ulcers to mammals that ingested the oil. On the other hand, ...

Abstract

Gulf Mexico oil spill also known as the Deep-water Horizon oil spill, BP Oil Disaster or the Macondo Blowout is considered to be the largest oil spill in the history of mankind. Such oil spills cause a lot of environmental as well as economic damages. Laws are in place to urge oil drilling companies to keep provisionary measures on the face of such disasters. But many situations went wrong causing a massive oil spill, a part of which still floats around in the seas. The following article is a discussion of the Gulf Mexico BP Oil Spill incident and what could have been ...

- What are the ethical issues in this case? There are different ethical issues evident within the BP Oil Spill case. In the case study the main ethical issue is the impact the oil spill had on mental health of various stakeholders. Despite the significant impact of the spill on the mental health of various people, the organization responsible, British Petroleum, did not take the right measures. Therefore, other than the consequence of the oil spill on the mental health being an ethical issue, the other ethical issue is the lack of response on the same despite the ...

Fixing any kind of environmental damage is a complex, expensive and time-consuming problem. Whether it’s a natural disaster like a hurricane or a typhoon, or an environmental disaster caused by humans like global climate change or the BP oil spill, there are many different questions that must be asked. In most countries, different governmental bodies exist to help alleviate the strain that is placed on the general population when environmental damage happens. However, many people question whether environmental damage is solely the government’s responsibility. If it is not the government’s responsibility, who must take care of environmental damage when it ...

1.0 Introduction The explosion of British Petroleum’s (BP’s) Macondo well in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico on the 20th of April the year 2010 is by far the largest accidental oil spill ever to be experienced in the universe. The fact that the oil spill occurred in a record period of three months demonstrates the magnitude of the spill. In fact, empirical evidence has ascertained that the oil spill as a result of the explosion far exceeds the one that was experienced as result of the combined effects of the Ixtoc blow out of the ...

Making public policy remains complicated and often difficult due to the number of entities involved and to time limits caused by disasters such as that in the Gulf of Mexico when the BP oil rig, Deepwater Horizon, exploded on April 22, 2010. Policy refers to the regulations set to prevent disasters and to the guidelines that need to be used if a disaster occurs. Public policy is a politically decided upon decision made by government officials to solve or ameliorate a problem (such as the explosion which caused 11 deaths plus oil gushing into the Gulf). The public complained because ...