Introduction The recent blowout at Greenoil's offshore oil field operation off the coast of Antillia have raised a number of concerns regarding the criminal and civil liability implications of the incident. Thankfully, the well head has now been sealed, but oil from the original blowout continues to leak into surrounding international as well as the local waters and coasts of Antillia. This raises a major question for executives at Greenoil: what kind of civil and criminal liabilities can the international…...
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Causing a great oil spill, on April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon exploded and caused a huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil spill caused a lot of damage to the life surrounding it coating birds' feathers, causing birds to lose their buoyancy and the ability to regulate body temperature. Mammals could have ingested oil, which causes ulcers and internal bleeding. Sea turtles were covered in oil. Dead and dying deep sea corals were discovered seven miles…...
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On April 20, 2010, on the Deepwater Horizon, an oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, connected to a BP oil well exploded, leading to the largest accidental oil spill in the United States history (Beilinson). However ironically, weeks before the oil rig exploded many workers were concerned about safety practices and the punishments that may come with reporting mistakes. Workers said they often saw unsafe behaviors on the rig on a daily bases. Soon after the BP oil…...
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The movement against pipelines in Komi emerged mainly because of constant oil spills taking place along the River Kolva. The biggest oil spills were reported in 1988, 1992 and 1994. In 1994, 100,000 tons of oil were discharged between Usinsk and Kharyaga, which was the major cause of the social movement appraisal against outdated oil pipelines as well as new oil infrastructure construction. However, oil spills continue, more than 90 oil spills took place in Komi Republic since 1094 (Staalesen,…...
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When faced with two clashing obligations, a good approach is to apply different methods to try and satisfy the needs for both of them. While it is not always likely to please both ethical requirements in their native form, it is possible to meet them in the middle and satisfy them in a reformed way. Although this seems impossible because both decisions are at its utmost perfect form, and one has to decide between one or the other, there is…...
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Offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico commenced in the 1930s. As with any oil rig, problems arose on the Sedco 135. The first iconic oil spill in the Gulf known as the Ixtoc I, released nearly 30,000 barrels of oil per day into the Gulf (LA Times, July 16, 1979). The Ixtoc I was ran by PEMEX, the national petroleum company of Mexico. However, the rig was owned by Sedco, a company with ties to Texas government officials (Tomasek,…...
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The Beyond Petroleum campaign had many plusses and minuses. The major plus is that it generated some positive impacts to help build BP’s image as a responsible company. After BP initiated the campaign and published the advertisements, the public started to view them as the first corporation in the oil industry to take responsibility for their impact on the environment. The major minus is that BP’s actions were not aligning with its advertisements and campaign. The hypocrisy somewhat damaged its…...
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Crises can be characterized as the loss of harmony among generation and utilization, portrayed by debilitating interest, liquidations, and joblessness. According to Coombs (2007), “a crisis outlined here as an enormous threat to operations which is able to have negative consequences if not handled properly”. Crises can be caused both by intentional obliviousness of prior signs, the nearness of convictions or unwarranted philosophies, or cognizant visual deficiency and presumption with respect to representatives and supervisors. crises occasions are described by…...
Ocean PollutionOil SpillWater Pollution
AbstractSoil and aquatic ecosystems contamination by petroleum hydrocarbons (so called TPHs) is a serious global issue. These contaminants originate from the distillates of crude oil such as diesel, gasoline, lubricating oil, and other typical petroleum hydrocarbons. They are highly toxic, mutagenic and carcinogenic in nature, for that they have received much attention globally. As molecular weight increases, the toxicity of petroleum hydrocarbons is also increased. Low molecular weight cyclic alkanes are more toxic to aquatic organisms than aliphatic and aromatic…...
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AbstractExposure to oil and oil products either directly or indirectly causes severe health issues in human that are principally depend on the type of contact with the oil spill. Direct exposures include breathing contaminated air (volatile fractions which are emitted as gases), and direct contact with the skin (while walking in contaminated areas). Indirect exposures to oil are due to bathing in contaminated water and eating contaminated food. Human health is badly affected by TPHs, and the effects are largely…...
Oil SpillWater Pollution
High risk is experienced for the most part by the oil and gas industries causing high accidents. The environmental danger is the main risk in these industries. Released toxic gases by drilling oil and gas causing air pollution and water contamination. The emission of toxic gases from drilling of ocean also causes the depletion of ozone layer with the global heat. Oil spills are unsafe for the ecosystem as the drilling of oil can destroy the marine environment aggravating and…...
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ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to determine the effect of burn status and grazing post-fire on species composition of annual- grass rangeland in northern California. Using single factor, completely randomized design, 1x1 meter plots were established on burned and unburned (control) sites (6 replications per treatments). Plant community composition based on relative species frequency was determined at each study site by sampling years 1,5, and 10. Vegetation was measured by type of percent coverage in the two treatments.…...
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This annotated bibliography explains why biohazard chemicals are affecting marine life using gathered information from scholarly science journals and popular magazines. These sources lay the foundation as to why biohazard chemicals dumped into our oceans are becoming such an issue causing many of our marine life to be affected with minor in some cases to major consequences resulting to death. Many scientists have come up with solutions to try to fix this problem with natural remedies to eliminate such chemicals,…...
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“We lived in a house about 20 yards away from an oil well. Another Texaco oil well was upstream from where we got our drinking water, and the water was usually oily with a yellowish foam. I had 11 children. I lost Pedro when he was 19. He had three cancerous tumors: in his lungs, liver, and his leg.” – Woman from town of Sacha, Orellana, Ecuador. “It started with a little sore on my toe, which grew a bit…...
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This case summary is about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, on 20th April 2010 at the Deepwater Horizon is a floating deep-sea oil-drilling platform had an explosion and was occurred by fire. The Deepwater Horizon was operated by Transocean and leased to British Petroleum’s (BP) Macondo Prospect in the Gulf of Mexico. The fire blazed for 36 hours, destroyed the whole platform and killed 11 oil rig workers, and 17 workers were severely injured by the explosion. The platform of…...
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The earth is an incredibly complex and complicated ecosystem in which living organisms interact with each other and their environment. Without earth’s ecosystem, natural processes and services, human existence would not be possible. However, currently, we have constant access to technology which allows us to greater enhance our ideal conditions for living. Further, the discovery of natural resources and fossil fuels have facilitated our quality of living yet has sacrificed the health and well-being of other creatures on the planet.…...
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My science fair project what effect does oil have on birds. The purpose of this experiment was to see what will happen if you put oil on different birds molded feathers. So my hypothesis was that the darker types of oil will stain the molded feathers the most. My independent variable is the amount of oil I put on birds. My dependent variable is the amount of oil I’m measuring. This project will help with developing better ecosystems for birds…...
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How does Managing Ethical Risk in the oil and gas industry relate to reducing accidents? High risk is experienced for the most part by the oil and gas industries causing high accidents. The environmental danger is the main risk in these industries. Released toxic gases by drilling oil and gas causing air pollution and water contamination. The emission of toxic gases from drilling of ocean also causes the depletion of ozone layer with the global heat. Oil spills are unsafe…...
EcologyOil Spill
Algae and plants flourished in freshwater waters millions of years ago.The organic material combined with other sediments and was deposited after decaying and falling to the seafloor. The traces of these species evolved over millions of years under high pressure and high temperature into what we now know as fossil fuels. Coal, natural gas and petroleum are all fossil fuels produced undersimilar co-generation. Today petroleum is found in vast underground reservoirs where there were ancient seas. Petroleum reservoirs can be…...
EcologyOil Spill
My project is what's the easiest way to get oil out of water using household items and how does it affect animals? This project was chosen because I thought is was interesting. I also choose this project because I knew that oil pollution is a big problem to animals and also people. Oil spills is a very important topic with marine life, which is why this is important. People need to start to care more about pollution in the ocean…...
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Cassandra Bell Mrs. Ashley Bauer AP Seminar- 3 29 December 2018 The Environment of Global Relations International relations have brought about a new era known as the Anthropocene; “anthropo”, meaning human, and “-cene”, the typical suffix for “epoch” (“Welcome”). Though the beginning of the epoch is debated, most experts have decided that it either started at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the 1800s or with the start of the Atomic Age in the 1950s (Stromberg). Though the world…...
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The field of Emergency and Disaster Management is constantly evolving. This evolution can come from scientific research, engineering advancements, or contributions from social sciences to name a few. However, the lessons learned from examining the response to an actual event provides real-time data that can provide feedback for future policy decisions. This paper will examine three events for lessons learned and the impact they had on emergency management. These events are the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001,…...
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Surfrider Foundation is an organization made up of a group of three surfers who are concerned about the future of the ocean and started in 1984. They have created ads that appeal to people by making them aware that plastic pollution does not only harm the ocean, it also harms humans and animals. Some of their ads consist of a sushi roll made out of plastic, a cigarette bud shaped like a shark, and a dead bird with its feathers…...
Environmental ProtectionOil Spill
Hematologic system in human is also known to be affected by TPHs. Incidences of nonlymphocytic leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia, chronic myelocytic leukemia, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia are higher in individuals exposed to oil than unexposed individuals. In DWH oil spill victims, decreased blood parameters have been observed, such as white blood cells and platelet counts, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and urinary phenol levels (D'Andrea and Reddy, 2014). In contrast, mean hemoglobin and hematocrit levels were significantly increased in…...
Environmental IssuesOil Spill
About the respiratory tract, gasoline can irritate the mucous membranes. But in the case of severe exposures, extensive damage in respiratory tract is possible by gasoline, such as acute exudative tracheobronchitis, edema, intrapulmonary hemorrhage, pulmonary congestion etc. Pneumonitis is possible from the pulmonary aspiration of ingested gasoline. The vapors of petroleum hydrocarbons (e.g. gasoline) can sensitize the myocardium to circulating epinephrine, which may result in the potentially fatal ventricular fibrillation. There is a high possibility for fatty degeneration of the…...
Environmental ProtectionOil Spill
“We lived in a house about 20 yards away from an oil well. Another Texaco oil well was upstream from where we got our drinking water, and the water was usually oily with a yellowish foam. I had 11 children. I lost Pedro when he was 19. He had three cancerous tumors: in his lungs, liver, and his leg.” – Woman from town of Sacha, Orellana, Ecuador. “It started with a little sore on my toe, which grew a bit…...
Environmental ProtectionOil Spill
The earth is an incredibly complex and complicated ecosystem in which living organisms interact with each other and their environment. Without earth’s ecosystem, natural processes and services, human existence would not be possible. However, currently, we have constant access to technology which allows us to greater enhance our ideal conditions for living. Further, the discovery of natural resources and fossil fuels have facilitated our quality of living yet has sacrificed the health and well-being of other creatures on the planet.…...
Environmental ProtectionOil Spill
The term ethical leadership is a leadership approach that is coordinated by organization ethical beliefs and values. It additionally guarantees in regarding rights and dignity of others. Subsequently, it is mostly the trust, fairness and consideration that an organization adopts, while managing staffs and different people. At the point when an association keeps up proper ethics, it motivates the workers to work for it and a leader is constantly accessible to upgrade their ethical improvement. A leadership ethics ensures the…...
Environmental ProtectionOil Spill
The movement of drilling oil and gas acts unfavorably by affecting the environmental and financial condition. Moreover, affecting challenges has been looked by most of the countries as the demand of crude oil has expanded to 90 million in every day. In like manner, from the exploration it has been discovered that the expanded interest is with the overwhelming. Hence, as it is identified with oil and gas industry so hazard stays as the main concern. It is apparent that…...
Environmental IssuesOil Spill
High risk is experienced for the most part by the oil and gas industries causing high accidents. The environmental danger is the main risk in these industries. Released toxic gases by drilling oil and gas causing air pollution and water contamination. The emission of toxic gases from drilling of ocean also causes the depletion of ozone layer with the global heat. Oil spills are unsafe for the ecosystem as the drilling of oil can destroy the marine environment aggravating and…...
Environmental ProtectionOil Spill
As of 2018, BP has paid over $60 billion for damages caused by the spill. The company settled at $20.8 billion with the federal government. Penalties under the Clean Water Act came to $5.5 billion. $28 billion has gone towards cleaning and restoring the ocean and wildlife. The Clean Water Act was established in 1972. It is a federal law that is used to set regulations on the water quality standards, making it safe for humans and wildlife to swim.…...
Ocean PollutionOil Spill
When a liquid is heated, the particles are given more energy. They start to move faster and further apart. At a certain temperature, the particles break free of one another and the liquid turns to gas. This is the boiling point.When a substance is heated its molecules move faster. You can see this in a pot of water when you heat it on the stove. As the water gets hotter its molecules begin to move until the water is boiling.…...
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AbstractIn March of 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska. An eighteen foot wide hole was ripped into the hull, and 10.9 million gallons of crude oil spilled into the ocean. In the following weeks, many things transpired.This paper will discuss the cleanup, the damage, and the results of the biggest oil spill in United States history.On March 24, 1989, in Prince William Sound Alaska, the Exxon Valdez was moving South West…...
Oil Spill
For the past few weeks I have been watching videos on YouTube and reading articles pertaining to the abhorrent event offshore that is formerly known as the BP Oil Spill that happened in the Gulf Coast in April 2010. On April 20, 2010 the oil rig called Deepwater Horizon combusted in to flames. This led to eleven casualties and 115 rescued but they all suffer bodily injuries and shock. Consequently, the platform sinks to the ocean floor and about one…...
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Bradbury suggests in “There Will Come Soft Rains” within The Martian Chronicles that the human race will ultimately meet its doom. And when it does, the universe will simply continue revolving on its axis without experiencing the slightest impact caused by it. Especially pertinent to the 21st-century audience, Bradbury suggests that nature has a potent ability to overpower humans and our impact on the world, despite all industrial innovations that have revolutionized our civilization and despite all the technological accomplishments…...
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With an ever increase in population and decrease in agricultural land, increase in temperatures around the world and decrease in useable water levels, the world is on the verge of a global food crisis. The third world countries need to find ways to help feed their citizens as they are the ones which will be impacted the most. Modern problems require modern solutions. A possible blessing in this time could be the development of genetic engineering. This field opens up…...
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Globalization can be defined in many aspects; every writer gives a different perspective on globalization. However, it can be divided into many categories. The very first way to define this term is globalization as internationalization; The \"Global\" in globalization is seen \"as just another modifier to portray cross-fringe relations between nations.\" It depicts the development in global trade and relationship. The second way to describe globalization is globalization as liberalization i.e. Evacuating government forced limitations on developments between nations. In…...
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SummaryThe movie of Deepwater Horizon focuses on the events that took place in April 2010 where the biggest and worst environmental disaster in US history took place. This environmental disaster was caused by the exploration oil rig Deepwater Horizon controlled by Transocean, which was set to begin the drilling operation until Mr Jimmy Harrell, Mike Williams and Andrea Fleytas set out to and go to the oil rig, when they landed on where the operation is taking place, Mr Jimmy…...
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Pollution is an ever growing problem around the world that can come in many different forms. One form of pollution is water pollution which is the pollution of bodies of water such as rivers, seas, the ocean or lakes. This can occur when pollutants such as insecticides and herbicides, chemical waste, metal waste and plastic waste leave homes, factories and buildings and end up in these bodies of water. When taking a look at the big picture of pollution there…...
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Social Economic ConditionsThe first is the slow, poor and inadequate response by the emergency services (the police, fire fighters and ambulance crew). Secondly, poor road infrastructure also contributes to the disasters. The causes are discussed in detail below. The road should be improved, and more networks introduced improve on accessibility of some areas.Some of the roads are totally damaged and are the cause of some accidents on the roads which could have been avoidedPovertyPoverty plays a positive role in the…...
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