Exxon Valdez oil spill

present decade alone, there have been 47 oil spills around the world with at least 500,000 tons spilled. Many coastal economies are heavily dependent on ecosystem services such as tourism and fisheries. It is estimated that the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill will have caused the loss of $8.7 billion in revenue and 22,000 jobs for the commercial fishing industry in the Gulf. (Natural Resources Defense Council, 2015) New methods of preventing oil spills and reducing their impact on…

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In April 2010 the Deepwater Horizon oil spill also known as the BP (British Petroleum) oil spill occurred, the largest marine oil spill in history just 41 miles off the coast of Louisiana. For 87 days oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico leaving an environmental catastrophe and disrupting numerous industries. It is estimated 210 million gallons of oil spilled into the gulf for approximately 68,000 square miles; the environmental effects can still be felt by wildlife and locals in the area.…

A Gulf Oil Spill Rhetorical Analysis As of May 2015, Forbes places that the net worth of the BP company at more than 120.8 billion dollars (Forbes). BP operates in nearly 80 countries and produces more than 3.2 million barrels of oil per day (BP, 2015). Without a doubt, the events of April 20th, 2010 and the days that followed had a profound impact on their business as well as the environment. Cleanup efforts and continued research of marine life and surrounding ecosystem have been extensive,…

Bias Decisions made at Deepwater Horizon To understand the decision-making biases that occurred with BP and Transocean one must begin to understand the magnitude of control BP had over the Transocean rig. Petroleum (BP), is a British multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London, England. It is a multi-billion company providing over 16,000 jobs in the United States. BP offers exploration for natural gas (BP, n.d.). The United States provides for nearly one-third of BP’s worldwide…

extreme to the small scale: oil spills, acid dumping and plastic pollution-- human activities and basic carelessness. Problems evolving from ocean pollution directly harm marine life and the Earth's many valuable resources. Ocean Pollution is a long-term problem that has expanded over the past few decades. In his novel The Exxon Valdez, Dils addresses what has happened with the catastrophe event of the of the Exxon Valdez oil spill off the coast of Alaska. According to Dils, “ Oil was spilling…

coast of Alaska an anthropogenic event prevailed known as the Exxon Valdez oil spill (Monson et al. 2000). The horrendous event occurred on 24th of March in 1989 (Monson et al. 2000). The vessel ran upon the Bligh Reef which is located near Prince William Sound commonly referred to as PWS (Monson et al. 2000). PWS is where most of the research on sea otters after the spill was carried out. Around 42 million liters of Prudhoe Bay crude oil was poured in the Alaskan waters (Monson et al. 2000).…

Risk assessment of Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Explosion and Oil Spill and Current Layout Shishir Tripathi Abstract—The explosion and the consequent sinking of Deepwater Horizon oil rig resulted in one of the worst accidental oil spill disaster in the history of petroleum industry. The investigation reports conclude several causes leading to the disaster. The primary cause for the incident, however, is attributed to the negligence and absence of disaster management procedures and protocols. The…

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and the Deep-water Horizon oil spill is still affecting and harshly damaging the environment and economy. The Smoke and ash filled the air with a massive fiery gust starting the death toll with 11 men along with thousands of nautical creatures to follow. The impact from the massive explosion from the off shore oil rig known as the Deep-water horizon caused five million barrels of oil to be released into the Macondo well. With each barrel holding 48 gallons of crude oil. Causing 176 million…