Drilling

of the main problems with the NRDA is that the findings of the assessment cannot be released until after litigation is complete, which takes years. This means that the latest science cannot be factored into policy-makers decisions; in fact, new drilling permits were issued in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster without consideration for the NRDA process due to its lack of transparency. This gave BP a clear upper hand and left communities, whose tax money funds these assessments, out of…

petroleum production in addition to the regular on-land drilling method. Offshore drilling, the process of extracting oil and gas resources on the continental shelves of oceans, has skyrocketed in the oil and natural gas industries. Massive production facilities sit atop undersea towers, some descending deeper than the height of the world's most ambitious skyscrapers. Environmentalists, in return, lashed out vigorously against offshore drilling, showing that oil spills from these elaborated oil…

The Crisis Description On April 20, 2010 an accident occurred in the Gulf of Mexico when the semi-submersible offshore drilling rig called Deepwater Horizon exploded resulting in the death of eleven people and injuring many others. The accident occurred because of function failures and it resulted in the explosion which led to a huge fire, the sinking of a ship and subsequent oil spill. The fire burned for approximately thirty-six hours. The effect of this crisis resulted in…

was not trying to reference in the email to CNA he had used a spear in relation to the claim under E2D65984. Mr. Doel related that under claim E2D65984, continued to be alleged that burglaries came on to the unsecured site where he had left his drilling equipment while he was excavating a water well for a client. While the site not secured, the alleged suspects vandalized or broke their client’s waterline…

On April 20, 2010, an oil spill on the drilling rig Deepwater Horizon took place. To date, the oil spill is the largest in history, and was caused by a multitude of factors. In February 2009, British Petroleum (BP), proposed a plan to drill in the Macondo well to the Minerals Management Service (MMS). The Macondo well is off the coast of Louisiana, in the Gulf of Mexico (http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/161185/). BP was looking to expand their oil drilling, which was the motivation for…

means by which it is extracted right? The issue concerning offshore drilling and its limitations has become an ongoing debate, causing two major sides, with opposing opinions to form. The argument of whether offshore drilling should be more strictly regulated has raised the question, how strict is too strict? The U.S. should not support strict limitations on offshore drilling because, abundant limitation of the use of offshore drilling…

The Gulf Oil Spill of 2010 is often called the worst oil spill in US history. On April twentieth 2010 BP oil rig exploded killing eleven people and causing a leakage of about 3.19 million barrels to pour into the gulf. The twenty-two mile long plume not only rested on the surface of the water, but also adhered together and fell to the ocean floor. This largely and negatively affected marine life. The number of average number of dolphin deaths per year went from sixty-three to one hundred and…

Since these policies have been in place the industry has shown great improvement in trying to follow new regulations. New or added regulations for drilling, obtaining permits, inspections, training employees, surveying, and many other regulations cost a lot of money (Regulations in the Oil Industry). With so many oil rigs drilling for oil, it is hard to have every oil rig abide by every policy. Rig owners would argue that having to update their rigs every time there is a new policy put…

to go to big farm properties, and buy drilling rights of natural gas for his company, Global. He is originally from a farm town, so in order to be able to buy these rights, he “blends in” as a country men. While gathering the town people, a science teacher warns about the dangers of drilling and how they should take into account those risks before allowing Global to come and drill into their lands. This movie relates to energy, as it shows the extents drilling companies are willing to go in…

“Leaders in a crisis are forced to operate in full public view, with the media and others positioned to report and critique their actions” (James & Woothen, 2005). Especially with the widespread propagation of bloggers and social media outlets, Voulgaris was faced with dealing with a media that was changing with the time. To manage the perceptions of a changing demographic, she assigned staff to specifically handling the social media circles and she countered rumors and speculation with…