Occuring At The BP Oil Spill

When any major disaster occurs involving a large organization we automatically assume that is was because of some reckless decision made by managers or it was the cause of equipment failure. This seems to be the case with deepwater horizon. The contributing factors to the deepwater horizon disaster were misguided assumptions on the part of workers and managers as well as flawed decision making and mechanical issues. The behavior of the rig workers is an example of “group think”, this is the explained as where members of a group often times yield to the desire for consensus or unanimity at the cost of considering alternative courses of action (Ohlin, 2007). Group-think is said to be the reason why intelligent and knowledgeable people make disastrous

The key takeaways from this case are the importance of having a decision making process in place, as well as not relying on bias to fix a situation. There should have been policies and procedures in place so that when disaster strikes there are guidelines to follow. The model for rational decision making could have been followed. The problem should have been identified, general alternative solutions should have been discussed, evaluate alternatives and select a solutions, and then finally implement and evaluate the solution that was chosen. Had BP and Transocean had effective communication the oil rig may not have caused such a disaster (Kreitner & Kinicki, 2013).

The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill occurred on April 20, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico. This oil spill was the largest spill in history in front of the Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989. This oil spill released about 4.9 million barrels of oil into the ocean. This spill not only wreck havoc on the marine life but also the economic players that depended on ocean such as fisherman, tourism, and offshore drilling located along the gulf coast. Along will the spill the oil rig which was named Deepwater Horizon also went up in flames. This proved that the issue went far beyond just an oil rig that blew a line. Since this oil spill had drastic impacts all along the coast, BP which was the most liable for this incident faced criminal charges based on what happened. BP which knew the risks of deep ocean drilling failed to take the necessary safety procedures to reduce the risks of such incident occurring, thus was the reasoning behind placing most of the fault on them and not the other companies. The lack of regulatory oversight led to the issues and cost-cutting procedures opened the rig up to possible malfunctions like the one that occurred. During the spill into the gulf, BP sealed the well with cement which seemed to stop a majority of the oil from escaping the well. BP also recognized that the well was “dead” which was proven wrong when scientists still could conclude was leaking minor amounts of oil into the ocean. This spill not only proved to be harmful to the environment but also

Within hours of the Deepwater Horizon accident, BP teams were working to stop the leak. We also acted to minimize the spill’s impact on the environment by containing, removing and dispersing oil offshore, protecting the shoreline and cleaning up oil that came ashore. And we worked with wildlife groups to develop rescue and rehabilitation programmes for turtles, birds and other species. www.bp.com/ gulfofmexico/inpictures

The Bp spill in the Gulf of Mexico is considered to be one of the biggest oil spill disasters. The Bp oil spill affect many people and the environment. The oil spill was an oil disaster and globally financial disaster, and it had a negative impact on the sea and the oceans around it. the oil spread everywhere, and it affected every living animals that came in contact with it. However, many tries were made to try to stop the leak, but all failed until the leak was declared officially closed by the us government. According to the “BP and the Deepwater Horizon Disaster of 2010” states that “the Deepwater Horizon, 17 were injured, including Williams, and 11 were killed. The rig burned for 36 hours, combusting the 700,000 gallons of oil that were

1.The step to implement short sighted process was poor strategic thinking from whom ever was leading BP during this crisis management. No only did the company risk decreasing their profitability, they increased their chance of lawsuits to occur, painting a picture that BP do not care about their employee's and risked the quality of their product. BP also risk the increased likelihood of violating OSHA. Overall the leaders at BP, and the governmental agencies that monitor this arena failed to strategically think/plan to ensure the operational methods implemented considers all involved parties within the organization including employees.

The Deep Horizon oil spill caused by British Petroleum (BP) changed the entire economy of the Gulf of Mexico. Approximately 5 million barrels of oils was released from the spill caused by an explosion in the oil platform. The explosion was caused by negligence by BP. In the New York Times article, BP Shortcuts Led to Gulf Oil Spill, Report Says, it states the central problem was with the cement at the base of the well escalating into human and mechanical errors which led to gas to shooting up to the platform and exploding causing a fire that killed 11 people. It took about 87 days to stop the flow of the well but the mess of the event is still affecting many people who inhabit the coast of the Gulf of Mexico and those who use the Gulf as a

There were a number of causes for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, most of which had more to do with the human element that with any technology itself. The four biggest ways that humans contributed to the disaster, as explained by journalist David Coburn, was the fact that British Petroleum’s (BP) past success built a sense of complacency, the shifting the burden of proof, the normalization of deviance and the fact that promoters for an industry also serve as that industry’s regulatory enforcers.

The objective of this research paper is to examine the BP Deepwater Horizon accident from an environmental, economic and social standpoint as it describes the interrelationship of the triple constraints (Scope, Time and Cost) in its Project Management. This paper briefly explains the possible causes of the accident and situation around the incident, as well as its analysis; whether it was caused by failure of an engineering system in place for safety, safety management system of the company or it was a consequence of human error resulting from the negligence of an employee. In addition, how this incident affects the environment adversely and the emphasis that should be placed on Green Project

The key causes in the BP disaster case include the lack of oversight on management. There were many warning signs but they were ignored (Kreitner & Kinicki, 2013). BP wanted to complete the Gulf of Mexico project because it was running weeks behind schedule and over budget. BP wanted to complete the well so they started making shortcuts that contributed to the disaster and oil spill. On April 20, 2010 there was an explosion and it was one of the worst disaster America has ever faced. The disaster killed eleven individuals working on the oil drilling platform, and caused about four million barrels of crude oil to dump into the Gulf of Mexico (Iaquinto, 2012). A dangerous buildup of gas in the well caused an explosion and fire that destroyed

On April 20, 2010, the international community learned that the Gulf of Mexico had endured' what would ultimately become the world's largest oil spill in history and what President Barack Obama would describe as "the worst environmental disaster America has ever faced “(. (2011). Emory International Law Review, 25(3), 1477-1516). The causes of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster are mainly because of the directive style of decision-making. These people are described as efficient, logical, practical, and systematic in their approach to solving problems (Kreitner, R., & Kinicki, A. p.342. (2013). I say this because the directive decision maker tends to stick with the task and are not usually open to any other options in achieving a certain task. It could be that because of this the accident with the Deepwater Horizon Disaster happened. Both companies, the Transocean Ltd. and BP had their own ideas of how situations should be handled. Neither of them wanted to give in to admitting they were wrong in the decisions they had made or not made leading up to the accident. They did not want to use the information given to them by employees of the problems that were arising among the oil platform. The accident fell mainly on BP and left them as a

Recently, oil spill management has become a serious concern and subsequently, it has become a big issue as it takes a large, specifically trained team effort to solve the devastating problem. It also requires consistent efforts of the workforce. The Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico was perhaps another major contributing factor to highlighting the need for Oil Spill Management to be addressed. The director of the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regulation and Enforcement, Michael Bromwich stated that this oil spill proved that oil and gas organizations were not prepared to deal with oil spills. (Merolli, 2010).

The offshore oil and gas was a very new industry introduced to the United Kingdom very briefly 30 years ago. The naïve government was seduced by the very promising reward of the industry, knowing that it’ll be high risk. The management disregarded adherence to certain safety rules. There were regulations, but enforcement was not there. The nation and corporate pride rendered everything in disaster.

Employees of a global company such as MKD need to adhere to the companies’ regulations as well as guidelines regarding ethical behavior and responsibility. The various ethical behaviors that are exercised by MKD towards their employees include, abiding to the law. With regards to the oil spill, the employees of the company are required to take the required measures that will ensure that the damages of the oil spills are minimized, this will enable the company to adhere to environmental laws as well as prevent the occurrence of law suits and government fines. The employees of the company are also required to be responsible for their actions regardless of whether the actions are positive or negative. The employees in this case are required to take responsibility after the oil spill before it causes more damage. They are also required by the management to ensure that they keep the environment clean as they carry out their organizational activities. The employees of the company also need to be accountable, they thus need to communicate their negative actions to the management as well as admit to their actions in a timely manner. In our case, they need to assess the damage that has been caused by the oil spill, as well as identify the causes of the oil spill instead of blaming each other (Damon P. 2010).

In the month of April 2010, Deepwater Horizon exploded, killing 11 workers and releasing oil from the well into an ocean. This paper will discuss BP management, ethical and social behavior. BP along with a few of its partners Transocean and Halliburton was involved in the gulf oil spill. The explosion of the drilling rig Deepwater Horizon was the root cause of the oil spill. This paper will focus on BP organization behavioral issues that caused the economic, environmental, and human losses. The research further focuses on what BP leadership could have done as a precautionary measure using highest ethics and management behavior.