The Analysis Of The Deepwater Horizon Study Group

The BP oil spill will always be remembered however, some of the key things that stood out for the reader were the results of what lack of communication can cause. The breakdown in communication was failing to share data, and oversee daily operations. This breakdown did not allow employees to be created in the work environment. When creativity is not fostered in the work environment it does not produce a positive nor supportive work environment. Creativity in the work environment allows employees to be innovative, and encourages creativity (Kreitner, R. & Kinicki, A., 2013). Communication between employees and management is always very important and can make or break a company. In the case of the BP oil spill it broke the company. Many people’s

In the text, Kreitner and Kinicki (2013) states that decision making is one of the primary responsibilities of a manager, and the quality of one’s decisions can have serious consequences. As the title of this cause study shows Faulty Decision Making is the Cause of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster. Faulty decision making or lack of any decision making is the key to this disaster.

All indications are that the Company’s behavior pre oil spill was irresponsible and negligent and was potentially driven primarily by a focus to provide strong returns on their investments while compromising the integrity and internal controls of the operations. Post oil spill, the Company has had to learn from the consequences of a very costly disaster in order to stay in business and thrive. The Organization appears to understand now the need for effective communication, transparency and detailed due-diligence in all their efforts.

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).

In the fast-paced world that we live in, communication has become a way of life, especially within the business environment. From a manager's point of view, communication is the key to the success of many objectives and goals set by individuals and upper management. Unfortunately, management at every level is experiencing increased tension and uncertainties from lack of communication within the workplace. "Therefore, the need for new strategies such as listening preparations, which includes the mental, physical, and behavioral aspects required for communicating and listening

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In April of 2010, the Gulf of Mexico ground to a halt. An explosion on the Deepwater Horizon mobile offshore drilling unit resulted in one of the worst environmental and economic catastrophes in history. Eleven members of the crew were killed, many others sustained serious and permanent injuries. A moratorium on drilling lasted long into the following year. Massive layoffs ensued across multiple business sectors. Many commercial fishing vessels could not leave port, and those that did caught far fewer fish. Oyster beds were destroyed and miles of wetlands were marred by oil. At the time, we could only imagine how pervasive the effects would be. Shortly after the explosion, Arnold & Itkin LLP, a Houston-based litigation boutique, which represented

The catastrophe with the Deepwater Horizon was horrible. Eleven people lost their lives that day, and marine wildlife was affected along with other economic issues for anglers and tourism industries. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill had devastating effects on the local environment and on the public perception of offshore oil drilling. Five million barrels of oil over a three-month period flooded the Gulf of Mexico. The Macondo oil spill, which is what it became called, had an overwhelming impact on the environment. Moreover, oil was scattered over 1300 miles of shoreline from Texas to Florida. In an attempt to clean up the spill, there was incalculable damage was done to fish and other wildlife, marshes, and estuaries. As bad as the Macondo

Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform had the explosion and sink into the ocean on April 22, 2010. This is one of the largest environmental disasters in U.S. history. The initial oilrig explosion killed 11 people and injured 17 others1.In this accident, over 4.9 million barrels1 of crude oil, which is 205.8 million gallons of oil been released into the Gulf of Mexico1. The oil has made a serious damage to the ocean, surrounding lands, marshes and beaches. It will also have a long-term effect on the nearby creatures including human beings. After that, about 1.84 million1 of dispersant was used in this accident. Initially, the dispersant Corexit 9527 was used, and when existing stocks of that formulation were exhausted, Corexit 9500 was used.

The Deepwater Horizon Disaster brought to the surface many poor decisions made by Transocean LTD and British Petroleum (BP). This disaster claimed eleven lives and devastated several ecosystems; taking years to rebuild. The garbage can model played a part in making the faulty decision of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster. This decision-making process is influenced by four variables: problems, solutions, participants, and choice opportunities.

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill, also referred to as the BP oil spill, began on April 20th, 2010, with an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon Macondo oil well drilling platform. This spill is regarded as the largest marine oil spill in U.S. history. More than 200 million gallons of crude oil was pumped into the Gulf of Mexico for a total of 87 days. The accident was caused by a well integrity failure (“Deepwater Horizon Accident”) and a loss of hydrostatic control of the well. The oil that was released, nicknamed ‘Louisiana light, sweet crude’, was mixed with natural gas. Fortunately, natural gas is a mixture primarily of methane, with varying amounts of higher alkanes, which is easier for microbes to degrade. The spilled hydrocarbons are made up of over 150 different molecules.

BP tends to make bets that others don’t which is most likely why the disastrous deep water horizon oil spill occurred in the Gulf of Mexico five years ago. The fire burned for 36 hours while hydrocarbons leaked into the gulf before the well was sealed, unfortunately eleven individuals died. It has been difficult for BP to be the best company right now since this falling and they have been in reparation mode since this catastrophe. However, BP is now incorporating high safety and showed everyone that they are very reliable on the recovery of this hardship of BP trying to mix oil with water. BP came together to control the situation, cleanup, and diminish as much contamination as possible into the gulf. In addition, they are devoted long term to improve the Gulf of Mexico’s bionetwork and promise to be more careful so this will not happen again.

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

Part 1 - Ethical Dilemmas- The accident elicited many feelings anger, disillusionment, disgust, and even employees feeling like they were let down because BP had not backed up its values promised to

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.