BP oil spill is ranked as the largest environmental disaster in the world history. As the oil from BP spill washes ashore, people on Gulf Coast are suffering huge damages they have never met before. The U.S. government estimates that up to 60,000 barrels of oil a day are spewing out from the damaged BP drilling rig to Gulf of Mexico. It has ruined the shoreline, killed animal and sea life, threaten the ecosystem and harmed the tourism and fishing in Louisiana. After the spilling happened, US government and BP has been struggling for plugging the hole deep under the water which is known as Top-kill, but failed. Right after the leak happened, the Obama administration has claimed that BP alone has to take the whole responsibility of the oil According to Kant theory about “respect for person” , BP did morally wrong since they did not put human beings in the first , instead, what they are looking for is only the profits. BP has a duty to defend the environment they are working with. Referred to Kantian theory, humans have a correlative duty to respect and promote the development of another’s capacity to freely and rationally choose for him. For BP, when they tried to save the cost on drilling, it destroyed the development of others. What they have done is a violation of people’s negative right because people are forced to ruin their career and their normal life. Referred to The Social Cost View, Manufacturer should pay the costs of all injuries caused by defect in a product even if exercised due care. Thus, BP should pay for all of the damages suffered in Golf area. However, it is argued that offshore oil drilling is inherently dirty and dangerous, and the government must establish a permanent moratorium on it in order to protect the citizens living around. But government did not do their job enough. BP should pay for the bill for its recklessness, while Obama government should take some responsibility at the same time.
Obama Administration
First, According to Bradford (2010), Obama’s original decision to pursue drilling made the drill more likely to happen. Back to 2008, Democrats had a serious
Tavaski Gordon January 9, 2014 HS 254 Unit 9 Paper BP Oil Spill The BP Oil Spill, also known as the Deepwater Horizon Spill, or the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, was arguably one of the most overwhelming and ecologically hazardous events of the 21st century. It all began on April 20, 2010 when an explosion occurred at an oil and gas prospect, located in the Mississippi Canyon Block 252 (MC252) also known as the Macondo Prospect in the Gulf of Mexico. The Macondo Prospect was the site for the…
B.P Oil Spill Disaster On April 20, 2010 the B.P Company Rig had an oil spill, which spilled into the Gulf of Mexico. The name of the rig was Deepwater Horizon. The disaster affected Marine Life, Fishing Industry. It disaster also affected Tourism. Lastly, for the first time in 87 days, oil has stopped flowing. The clean up estimate was about 12.5 billion dollars. One harmful effect was on Marine Life, which leaded to having a big problem for people and animals. For example, animals like Seabirds…
The event that I am choosing to write about is the BP oil spill in 2010. This catastrophe was cause by many different failures on the company’s part when regulating the safety of the oil rig. What cause the oil spill was a there was a fatal explosion of one the rigs crucial components. This component is called a blowout preventer. The purpose of a blowout prevent as the name implies is to prevent a huge amount of upward pressure from the drilling to build up forcing the pipes to burst. The reason…
May 2014 Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill (A.K.A BP Oil Spill) The Deep Water Horizon oil spill and its effects will be felt within the Gulf of Mexico region for years to come, if not decades. “In the months following the Deep water Horizon drilling rig explosion off the coast of Louisiana in April of 2010, it's estimated that almost five million barrels of oil spilled from the seabed and into the Gulf, making it the worst oil spill in history” [1]. Now that the flow of oil has stopped, the multitude…
BP OIL SPILL TEAM D GLENN, JOSE, KENDRA KENDRICK, LEROY, ROBERT SCI/256 CAROLYN MILLER WHAT HAPPENED: • ON APRIL 20, 2010, THE OIL RIG DEEPWATER HORIZON ALSO KNOWN AS THE BP OIL SPILL HAD A DIRE MALFUNCTION. BOTH ITS MANUAL AND EMERGENCY BLOWOUT PREVENTERS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO BECAME A REALITY. • THE INITIAL OIL RIG EXPLOSION KILLED 11 PEOPLE AND INJURED 17 OTHERS. • DUMPED NEARLY FIVE MILLION BARRELS OF OIL (THE EQUIVALENT OF OVER 200 MILLION GALLONS) INTO THE GULF OF…
Why Global Warming Doesn’t Exist It seems that the media and politicians particularly liked to push the issue of global warming the most. They seemed to push the theory to create a new industry for more jobs, in which they give government grants to get going. If global warming does not exists then why is the government pouring billions of dollars into these projects? Given the election of Bill Clinton and Al Gore along with abroad commitments made by the Bush administration there were many policies…
explosion occurred on BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. The explosion involved a loss of hydrostatic control of the well and failure of the blowout preventer equipment that allowed the release and ignition of hydrocarbon. The explosion claimed 11 lives and 205 million gallons of oil spilled into the surrounding ecosystems which made it the largest accidental oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry. In response to the crisis, BP created its “Gulf of Mexico Restoration” website…
Recommendation 11 Internal communication 11 External communication 12 Executive Summary BP oil spill in April 2010, had incurred serious damage to both the company and publics. Though some internal and external communication strategies were carried out after the accident, more improvements should be made by BP to maintain the safety and reputation. The internal strategies used by BP, employing appropriate communication channels and appointing a CEO who is familiar with American cultures…
TOPIC: THE CURRENT CHALLENGES FACING (BP) IS UNPARALLELED.THAT IS AN ETHICAL CRISIS IS UNCHALLENGING.BUT IS IT REALLY A CASE OF THE OIL INDUSTRY? BEING AT FAULT? IS IT REALLY A REGULATORY ISSUE? BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF BRITISH PETROLEUM…
The British Petroleum Oil Spill Disaster The British Petroleum Oil Spill Disaster Letter of Transmittal October 8, 2012 British Petroleum Board of Directors 124 Success Road Fullerton, CA 92340 Ladies and Gentlemen of the Board, After an in-depth analysis of the Oil Spill of April 2010 we have prepared for you a communication strategy analysis containing the background facts, current situation and future recommendations for further action. It has been a pleasure to serve you…