Originally, the company was charged 1.3 million dollars for causing this spill. This means that the company had paid most of their profit into cleaning up oil from a pond. But at the same time most of the people around them had experienced things that they have not experienced before, also since this had occurred the company had gotten a lot of hate and bad reviews because of this oil spill so many of the people working there are known as a bad company. Plains Midstream company may have also experienced a lot of financial problems because they had to pay a lot to clean all of this up. This company also must have lost a lot of there money because now they cannot invest a lot of money into this specific area since this spill had occurred. Also this company had caused a lot of other types of spills in Canada and one of the biggest one is Little Buffalo oil spill. This company is already down a lot of there money because they had to repair a lot of different pipes in a lot of different areas, so there in a lot of
Literature suggest that the essential management practices to follow when responding to an Oil Spill is to dispose of oil spill debris with the aim of
The Exxon Valdez oil spill which occurred in 1989, 11 to 38 million us gallon oil spill is one of environmental disaster which had polluted the water and disturbed the natural habitat (Hellawell, Trevor). This incident mainly resulted in amendment of section 311, which mainly has goals and objectives to report and document the oil spill incidents and these documented reports are used for cleanup of oil pollutants from water and to restore its natural properties.
Companies are making enough profit that they can afford to clean up their messes. According to the Article of Ocean Pollution: 6 Things That Make It Worse. “The ocean is already being damage of the littering,” and when they are shiping it out it's making it hard for the ocean so the company should pay of the damage. According to the Article of Ocean Pollution: 6 Things That Make It Worse, When a ship that is shiping oil out in the sea has very high risk of the storms ice borgs rocks, and all of that it takes a long time for people who tried to clean up the miss. According to the Article of Ocean Pollution: 6 Things That Make It Worse, Several of oil spills from tanker ships after accidents, including Deepwater and it would cause a lot of money to undo the damage.
Some were large corporate clients, others were small business owners. Many, however, were vessel owners, captains, commercial fishermen and shrimpers, and many spoke only Spanish. I poured through the mountains of handwritten trip tickets, each listing how many pounds were caught on that outing, and each crew-member's share of the profits. These men, who had been without income for months, should have been frantic, but on the phone, they sounded relieved. It was not because someone was fighting for compensation, or that someone would be held accountable. It was because I listened to them in their own language and took the time to understand how the spill had impacted them individually. My role progressed to include the review and calculation of various damage models and the presentation of individualized claims on behalf of these clients. This experience solidified my appreciation for the law and the critical role it serves when it crosses paths with those harmed by the conduct of others. In addition, I began to see the world from a legal perspective, and this outlook proved useful in the years that
7 Years ago, in the Gulf of Mexico one of the worst catastrophes that has happened in modern history, happened. Moreover, in the United States. The “BP” Gulf oil spill as you might of hear it called. Although, British Petroleum has made every possible attempt to rename the mishap. Years later this incident has had a huge impact in the local infrastructure. Furthermore, this was a compounding effect on the Gulf, 5 short years since Hurricane Katrina leveled the coast. This was just another hit to the gulf residents. The public relations of BP and this catastrophe were atrocious in the since that BP ran away from the camera while they had no possible answer as to how they were going to stop the massive spill. Another impact was sustained by the
Some of the key provisions of the act include: organization obligation regarding the coordination of spill cleanup endeavors; the Coast Sentinel oversees orchestrating seaward cleanup, while the Environmental Auspice Agency oversees on-shore endeavors. Second, better readiness for spill counteractive action and control by better arranging. Third, the proprietor will be in jeopardy for all the orderly up expenses. An outsider, if demonstrated capable, will be obligated for every one of the expenses of shipshape up exercises. Additionally, up to $350 million in obligation might be charged to the dependable party. The administration can balance this farthest point. The dis allowance of any vessel that has engendered a spill of more than 1 million gallons in any marine range from working in Prince William Sound. Determinately, the restricting of single structure tankers of more than 5000 ton limits.
The focus of this paper was to research the federal, state, and local rules, regulations, laws, policies, and procedures pertaining to an oil spill. Oil spills can happen and asserting a plan of action and response will help minimize the impact and effects that can cause severe damage to property, businesses and the environment. One of the main agencies that react when an oil spill occurs is the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEPA). Questions were asked and evidence from several sources was accessed to formulate answers. The research discovered fortified the thesis which confirms that there is various federal, state, and local policies and procedures in place in the instance an oil spill does occur.
The nature of the laws in offshore drilling and oil spills intersect with the justice system in its application. The Department of Interior’s Mineral Management Service as well as the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) along with other agencies such as the Coast Guard, all have regulatory systems for drilling. However, according to the National Commissions report, the implementation of the regulations, coupled with inadequate industry safety culture, enhances the chances of blow outs, and by extension environmental justice impacts. BOEMRE was responsible for leasing the oil exploration tract to BP. The US Coast Guard is responsible for determination of the fitness of the rig and leakage control mechanisms. Environmental Protection Agency have multiple functions including the coordination or local and national response teams. The Federal Emergency Management Administration controls the
The issue of the Montara oil spill is of great relevance to the common good, “the conception that the
When we think about greenhouse gas emissions in transportation, cars and trucks immediately spring to mind. Because they mostly remain out of sight, ships and the pollution they emit tend to stay out of mind. Yet the increase in international trade routes as a consequence of globalization has caused a steep rise in pollution emanating from large container ships. This is taking on increasing importance because while the last twenty years have seen governing bodies all over the world regulate emissions from cars while shipping emissions have been completely ignored. As a result, low-grade ship bunker fuel has up to 2,000 times as much sulfur as the diesel fuel used for automobiles. This, coupled with fluctuating oil prices, has recently brought
British Petroleum(BP) had a massive oil spill on April 20, 2010. In the BP Oil Spill, more than 200 million gallons of oil was spilled into the Gulf of Mexico for a total of eightyseven days, making it the biggest oil spill in United States history. The initial oil rig explosion killed eleven people and injured seventeen others(“11 Facts”). The spill killed hundreds of animal, plant life and destroyed the environment. BP was penalized up to $40 billion in fines. Stricter regulation on all forms of oil drilling are necessary to protect everyone and everything involved, especially the environment.
The oil spill undermines the reputation and market position of British Petroleum, thus its stock prices decline dramatically. Even though BP took measures for resolving these problems, its way was not beneficial enough and therefore, it still requires more advantageous resolutions.
The oil covered the surface of water and floated to the nearby wharf where ships were being repaired with the use of firetorches.
In the given case study a dispute will arise between the four parties to determine the liability of each vessel for multiple collisions caused at sea. In summary, the facts are that the Flipper was crossing the Britannia Straits traffic separation scheme but was not making proper use of the crossing points. The Willie, a bulk oil carrier which was adhering to the scheme, spotted the Flipper and foresaw the risk of collision so the captain issued a series of warnings. The Flipper ignored these warnings thinking she had enough time to pass. The Willie, realising she was being ignored made a turn for starboard creating a wash which capsized the Flipper and a nearby yacht. Moments later the Orca, which was insufficiently crewed and had faulty