Ethical Practices In The Oil And Gas Industry

Ethical behavior means acting in ways consistent with what society and individuals typically think is of good values. It is necessary for an individual to possess this characteristic in all areas of their lives. Ethics is moral that every profession must have. Each profession has its ethics that are distinct from other profession’s ethics. Just as morals are to the community so are ethics are to profession.
When involving a profession or business an ethical behavior tends to be a major requirement for an individual which requires demonstrating respect for key moral principles that include honesty, fairness, dignity, diversity, and individual rights.
Aspiring a career in maritime administration, employers will always want employees who have a good reputation. Achievement of a good reputation on the part of a professional involves upholding their ethical standards in their career. When an employee upholds this standard, employers tend to get the best satisfaction from its customers and investors. The employer will have less time handling ethical issues. It is also advantageous because this saves the company cost and …show more content…
Shell caused a high level of pollution in Nigeria. The oil spill caused water contamination and lead to an oil pollution in the Ogoniland region for about 40 years. The built pipelines in front of the people’s houses and in their farmlands. They suffered oil leaks through the pipelines. This destroyed the environment, killed many fishes, killed the aquatic life and also covered the land with oil. This issue has been really devastating for the people, economically and healthy, as their lives depended mainly on fishing and farming. A lot of people suffered respiratory diseases such as bronchial asthma; and cancer. Sadly, Shell has been successful in doing these unethical practices in Nigeria is because they used to bribe the Nigerian officials frequently to ease the