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    BP and the Deepwater Horizon Disaster of 2010 Case Study Analysis o What lead to the Deepwater Horizon Disaster? The popular oil company known as BP publicly prided itself on the company’s commitment to safety and the environment; however, shifts in leadership roles giving individuals more power caused the company to choose a less costly and more time friendly method of securing the rig for the drillings. This method ultimtely came at a huge cost to the environment as the largest marine oil…

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    to take flight. As they start their flight to London they begin talking and getting know each other. Everything takes a turn for the worst when everyone realized the plane was hijacked. This is the beginning to a very great movie called the Lost Horizon, Directed by Frank Capra, Ronald…

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    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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    It has been five years. Five years 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…

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    but still impacting us today. The Deepwater Horizon was an offshore oil rig that initially was ignited and caught on fire, then soon after exploded. Approximately more than 200 million gallons of crude oil was pumped into the Gulf of Mexico, for a total of 87 days, making it the biggest oil spill in U.S history. Affecting millions of people and the atmosphere, the Deepwater Horizon explosion was the most devastating natural disaster. The Deepwater Horizon explosion made a negative impact not…

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    Buyannemekh Munkhbat MIE 657 Case Study 7, 8 Event Horizon Summary Michael Colombini, only 6 years of age, had a brain surgery for his benign tumor. Although his brain surgery was successful, he died in accident at the hospital. When Michael was having MRI scan after the surgery at Westchester Medical Center, he was in sedated state. Therefore, he needed to have supplementary oxygen piped to him while the scans were under way. Since no object containing iron or anything magnetic is allowed in…

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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.…

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    As I was sitting in class one day, my professor prepared to ask us a question. I centered all my theological knowledge into one area of my brain, and was ready to analyze whatever came through. I was ready. He asked, “Can God cut down a tree with a floppy fish?” Completely flabbergasted, I was unaware of what to say or think, except that God could do anything he wished, so yes. Then he said, “But wouldn’t it be so much easier with a sword.” It then occurred to me that I was the floppy fish.…

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    The first girl I ever kissed was the daughter of a woman who frequented my parent’s hat shop. I was thirteen years old and we had escaped into the alley beside the shop. Her mother was taking her time perusing the hats: hats with wide brims, big feathers, funny textures. My family was very successful; hats were an important commodity to the women of Vienna, even to those that typically upturned their noses at my family. The approaching war distanced itself further from me each time a woman…

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    On Seven of May, 2010 2 days before the start of the annual fishing seasonoil bounced off Grand Isle and flowed into Terrebonne Bay. In fact, oil fouled 35 p% of the US Gulf Coast’s 2,625 kilometers of shoreline before the spill was done. The murky waters of the Mississippi River Delta hide a vast variety of life, hence the abundnt local commercial and sport fishng. But they also hide the longterm impacts of Deepwater Horizon’s oil spill from the public. The oil that reached shore has been…

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