BP Oil Spill. Documenting the Crisis in US Gulf Coast

Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)

• Preface
• Introduction
• What this Book is about
• Issues of Public Concern
• Arrangement of the Book
• Questions from the Experience
• Chapter 2 Challenges of Prospecting for Carbon-based Energy Resource in the US Gulf Coast (April - May, 2010):
• Unbounded Natural Resources prospecting leads to disaster: what we must learn from British Petroleum mistake in the Gulf Coast
• Managing through the tipping point in the British Petroleum's Environmental Mayhem in the Gulf Coast
• Environmental Consequence of Off-shore oil extraction: lessons from BP's Disaster in the Gulf Coast.
• Monthly Oil Spills, busted oil and gas pipelines: how do we save our environment from off-shore drilling mishaps
• Quantifying the cost of damage from the BP oil spill in the Gulf Coast
• Energy Security for the United States: navigating through public relations mines inflicted by British Petroleum
• Compensation Game in the British Petroleum Oil Spill Debacle
• Verifying the truth in British Petroleum's effort to manage the pace of leaks into Gulf of Mexico
• Credible Leadership in time of disaster: what companies may learn from British Petroleum's failure in the Gulf Coast
• Shaggy Defense from three musketeers: British Petroleum, Transocean and Halliburton
• Virtual data analysis and oil spill mapping: do we need to know more from British Petroleum debacle
• Oil Disaster: taming the gushing beast in the Gulf of Mexico
• Deep Horizon Disaster and the politics of environmental diplomacy: why Cuba and US are suddenly talking
• Will the British Petroleum brand survive after the Gulf of Mexico fiasco
• Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana rips into BP in a press conference over its sluggishness at attending to the oil spill crisis
• Making British Petroleum seal the Deep-water Horizon well, now
• The battle for balance in the Prescient's Press Conference and Visitation to the Gulf Coast
• Coping with the catastrophe of oil pollution in the Gulf Coast after the President's Visitation to the Accident Site
• Practical tools to help residents of the Gulf Coast survive the current clean up after the failure of the ‘Top Kill' strategy
• Can BP turn Negative Results to Positive Change on the Deep-water Rig in the Gulf?
• Chapter 3 (June, 2010): Risk of Oil Spill in Carbon-Based Energy Exploration: the Case of British Petroleum
• Preparing for change in oil and gas industry: what the BP accidental spill means
• Envision the possibility of a capped well: when everything else fails in BP's effort to stop the spill at the Deep-water Horizon Rig
• British Petroleum Ecological Disaster in the Gulf Coast: when logic and intuition tell us.
• Are Internet gatekeepers attempting to benefit from BP's misfortune od id British petroleum attempting to abridge the citizen's right to know?
• Failure in Management: what organization managers can learn from BP Debacle
• Human Angle of the British Petroleum's Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?
• An open letter to Critics of Obama's Administration's response to the Gulf Coast Disaster
• How President Obama attempts to cultivate an upbeat outlook to BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
• When Silence is better: Republican Joe Barton's apology to British Petroleum
• Testifying in Context: Why BP's CEO deposition on the hill fell short of expectation
• Scenario planning: how BP could have saved itself from the oil spill mess
• Branding BP anew in the midst of Oil spill debacle: wither the Board of Directors
• Moratorium on Deep-water Drilling: sticking out your neck for common sense.
• Psychological and psychiatrist challenges in the aftermath of British Petroleum Oil Spill
• Visualizing and processing seismic data in oil extraction: Did British Petroleum fail on this while prospecting in the Gulf of Mexico
• Art Gallery: philanthropic donation by British petroleum: Is this the right thing to do now
• An immeasurable matter: British Petroleum's past monetary contribution to American politics
• Chapter 4 (July, 2010): Public relations, advertisements, rhapsody, chemical toxicity and the effort to manage the aftermath of oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
• Selling an Environmental Disaster: When British petroleum gets into online publishing to counter criticism of its handling of the Deep-water Horizon rig disaster
• Assessing BP costs so far in managing the oil spill experience in the Gulf of Mexico
• Provocative Rhapsody in the confusion of an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)

This book examines the British Petroleum (BP) oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, analyzing the events leading up to the disaster, its environmental and social consequences, and the responses of various stakeholders. The book aims to understand the causes of the disaster, the challenges of managing such an event, and the broader implications for the oil and gas industry. Here are some key themes explored: * **Environmental Consequences of Oil Exploration:** The book examines the environmental impact of oil exploration and extraction, particularly in the sensitive ecosystem of the Gulf of Mexico. * **Corporate Responsibility and Accountability:** The book investigates the role of BP in the disaster and its accountability for the environmental and social consequences. * **Government Response and Policy:** The text analyses the government's response to the disaster, including policy decisions and regulatory changes. * **Public Perception and Media Coverage:** The book explores how the public perceived the disaster and how the media covered the events. * **Economic Impact and Recovery:** The text examines the economic impact of the oil spill and the challenges of recovery for affected communities.

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)

The second chapter focuses on the challenges of oil exploration in the US Gulf Coast, highlighting the BP oil spill as a prime example of the risks involved. It delves into the environmental consequences of off-shore oil extraction, including the dangers of monthly oil spills and busted pipelines. The chapter also discusses the costs associated with the BP oil spill, the impact on energy security, and the compensation challenges. The third chapter analyzes the risk of oil spills in carbon-based energy exploration, specifically focusing on the BP disaster. It explores the impact of the spill on the oil and gas industry, examining potential solutions and the challenges of containing the leak. The chapter also examines the role of the internet in disseminating information about the disaster, the response of government officials, and the psychological impact of the spill. The fourth chapter examines the public relations, advertising, and media coverage surrounding the BP oil spill. It analyzes BP's efforts to manage the public image of the company in the face of widespread criticism. The chapter also discusses the economic cost of the spill and the impact of the disaster on the tourism industry.

Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)

The book focuses on key concepts and terms such as **oil spill**, **environmental disaster**, **corporate responsibility**, **public relations**, **energy security**, **Gulf of Mexico**, **BP**, **Deepwater Horizon**, **off-shore drilling**, **environmental impact**, **public perception**, **media coverage**, and **economic impact**.