Category: BP

Table of Contents Summary Plan Do Check Act Reference Summary A study of the failure in BP’s safety program identified a number of failures to meet standards that led to the disaster. In particular, incorrect sizes of blowdown drums and incorrect stacks were used contrary to OSHA recommendations, which led to the formation of vapor…

Context of Climate Change and Its Importance The issues related to climate change have attracted a lot of attention and have become a part of the agenda of socially responsible companies. According to IPCC (2014), there is no doubt about “human influence on the climate system” and its “widespread impacts on human and natural systems”…

Table of Contents Introduction The BP Oil Spill Disaster in the Gulf Was the BP Oil Spill Disaster in the Gulf Avoidable? Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Oil spillage refers to the release of hydrocarbon petroleum liquid in the environment. This is mainly a result of human activities. It is one of the greatest forms and…

Described as one of the greatest environmental challenges in current generation, the British Petroleum oil spill has come not only at the wrong time for the Obama Administration, but has also severely impacted negatively on the economies of states around the Gulf of Mexico. Critics point out that it could take years to ascertain the…

Table of Contents Introduction Thesis Statement Topic sentence Discussion Bibliography Footnotes Introduction It entirely went awry for British Petroleum in the Gulf of Mexico on the late afternoon of 20Th April this year when its service provider Transocean was making a hole on a new rig on the Mississippi Canyon Block 252 in which BP…

Introduction British Petroleum – BP ranks third among the worlds largest producer of ol and natural gas. The organisation is among the top 6 energy sector companies and is active in the oil and gas exploration, petroleum products refining and marketing and non conventional energy systems. For the year ending 2007, it had total revenue…

Table of Contents Background Contingency Theory Participative Theory Transactional Theory References Background On April 22, 2010, at about 10.30 a.m. local time, the Deepwater Horizon platform sank off the coast of the U.S. state of Louisiana, which led to the largest oil spill in the history of the United States (Stenzel et al., 2022). On…

Table of Contents Introduction Problems experienced in the deepwater horizon oil spill Underlying issues causing the problems at the BP Company How these problems could be managed Corporate Responsibility Theory Conclusion References Introduction Good management is vital in any organization if it is to realize its set objectives. An ideal management system is characterized by…

Introduction Corporate governance and business ethics are key aspects of the success of an organization. Corporate governance deals with policies, customs, processes, laws, and institutions that affect the way an organization is run. It affects the way that an organization is controlled, directed, and administered (Agalgatti and Krishna 2007, p.121). Corporate governance also affects the…

Background The paper will carry out an analysis and comparison of the performance of BP PLC and Royal Dutch Shell PLC. The two companies were formed almost at the same time. BP PLC was established in 1908 initially as Anglo-Persian Oil Company while Shell PLC was established in 1907. Both companies are components of the…