BP Oil Spill Gulf.
BP Oil Spill
A Detailed Description of the issue 3
The basis of the issue 6
What ethical change, deficiency, or conflict brought it about
BP Oil Spill happen Gulf.
"BP is in the business of finding oil, refining it, and selling the gas (and propane, etc.) that results. In the course of doing business, BP interacts with a huge range of individuals and organizations, and those interactions bring with them ethical obligations" (Chris, 2010). In doing this business the company has to comply with the ethical obligation like; Offer the product to the satisfaction of the customer, have an honest contract with suppliers; comply with the workplace health and safety standards and implementing environmental regulations. But the oil spill of 2010 has proved that the company is not fully implementing these business ethics and has been criticized internationally. (Chris MacDonald, 2010)
In this report, the author discusses the issue of latest Gulf oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico caused by British Petroleum, the basis of the issue and what ethical conflict have emerged as a result of this issue.
a. A Detailed Description of the issue
On Tuesday, April 20, 2010 a Transocean (brand) oil rig named the Deepwater Horizon explosion on board and erupted into a blaze. The rig was part of British Petroleum's (BP) Macondo project, located 42 miles off of the Venice, Louisiana coast drilling at depths 5,000 feet under water and 13,000 feet under the seabed (CNBC, 2010). There were 126 crew members aboard the station when it exploded -- 115 of them were accounted for with 17 having to be evacuated off the rig for medical attention and 11 missing (McClain, 2010). Two days later, another explosion occurred. A five mile long oil slick resulted from the damage (Guardian, 2010). The next day, the United States Coast Guard called off the search for the 11 missing workers because they were presumed to be dead and the rig was located flipped over a quarter of a mile from the original explosion site.
On April 25, 2010, the United States Coast Guard, with the help of a remote underwater camera, discovered that an oil well at the site of the explosion was leaking 1,000 barrels of crude oil per day (CNBC, 2010). In response to this revelation, the Coast Guard approved a plan to use underwater vehicles to attach a blowout preventer to stop the leak. Fifteen thousand gallons of dispersants and 21,000 feet of containment boom were used at the site of the explosion in an effort to contain the oil (Guardian, 2010). BP's stock shares dropped 2% due to investors' fears of the clean-up efforts financial obligation.
Then, on April 28, the Coast Guard stated that the flow of oil was greater than what was first estimated and those 5,000 barrels of oil per day was flowing from the leak (CNBC, 2010; Guardian, 2010). Fire was set to the oil slick located 20 miles off the coast of Louisiana in an attempt to reduce pollution. The next day, President Obama made his first public comment on the leak and assured the public that every resource would be used to contain the spill, but he noted that BP was to be held accountable for the clean-up efforts. On April 29, 2010, Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana declared Louisiana a state of emergency because oil was approaching land and feared that oil would destroy natural resources. Off-shore drilling was prohibited in new locations and all oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico were required to be inspected for safety to reduce the occurrence of another disaster.
On May 2nd, fishing was prohibited in areas affected by the spill for a period of 10 days. The same day, President Obama visited the Gulf Coast to observe the oil spill firsthand and BP began the process of drilling a relief well next to the failed well. On May 5th, BP successfully caped the leaking valve, but the amount of oil leaking in the ocean was not diminished because of two additional leaks. The next day oil made landfall on Chandeleur Island off the Louisiana coast; Chandeleur Island is an island that is uninhabited but part of the Breton National Wildlife Refuge. The fishing ban was modified to include additional waters and was extended until May 17. A researcher at Purdue University, Steve Wereley told the press, on May 13th, that he believes that the well was actually leaking 70,000 barrels per day.
The efforts to stop the leak...
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