When British Petroleum's Deep Water Horizon drilling rig started spilling oil into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico in late April, Mexico officials decided to take a wait-and-see approach. It is not that they were unconcerned about the possibility that oil from the well could reach Mexican ...
This article examines how British Petroleum (BP) used conventional features of the press release genre to characterize its involvement in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Findings suggest that press releases served two related functions: individually, they highlighted the company's public attempts ...
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill – the largest environmental disaster in US history # I. What happened? On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, operated by British Petroleum Plc (BP) in the Gulf of Mexico, exploded and killed 11 workers. Around 3.2 million barrels of oil spill...
Oil firms offer $382 million for right to drill in Gulf of Mexico after courts reject Biden administration plans to protect an endangered whale BYMatthew Brown,Matthew DalyandThe Associated Press December 21, 2023 Leadership BP’s former CEO is docked $41 million in pay after he ‘knowingly mi...
British Petroleum Oil Spill On April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon, the semi-submersible exploratory offshore drilling rig in the Macondo Prospect oil field in the Gulf of Mexico, exploded and sank after two days. A partially capped oil well one mile below the surface of the water began releas...
This article examines how British Petroleum (BP) used conventional features of the press release genre to characterize its involvement in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Findings suggest that press releases served two related functions: individually, they highlighted the company's public attempts ...
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The Gulf of Mexico Tragedy in the Making…Hopefully BP won’t get away with this environmentalContinue reading“Week Adjourned: 4.30.10” Top Class Actions Toyota: “Moving Forward” Alright.This week is really the week of the Toyota class action. I have to be honest—I’ve lost count as...
Liquidity Ratios Current Ratio Looking at British Petroleum’s ratio in 2008 was .951 % with a steady increase in 2009 of 1.14%. They jumped only a little bit more to 1.15% the following year of 2010. This ratio could have been higher in 2010 had it not been for the Gulf of Mexico ...
BP is one of the top 10 largest oil and gas companies in the world. It took a financial hit from its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 but it has managed to remain a top and competitive oil and gas firm. The company's downstream operations include oil and gas trading and dis...