regulations. CN continually improves safety and environmental impact, which leads to better profits in the long run, particularly now that pipelines are becoming politically toxic in the eyes of the public. Recent environmental catastrophes such as the BP oil spill and the recent train explosion in Quebec, means CN must be careful with the public’s recent sensitivity to these types of environmental incidents that affect communities and their members. The company focuses highly on corporate social
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can be related to BP’s 2010 oil spill caused by off-shore drilling. Big oil companies have “a powerful partner in the U.S. government, which isn't eager to see BP cratered since the cost of cleaning up the mess would then land in its lap“(Sorensen, p. 55). Whether it is bad for business or not if they announce the error they have made, since the U.S. government does not want to deal with the spill alone, they will have to deal with fines but will have help. On top of that “BP also has an estimated
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a suite of commonsense requirements that together will help combat climate change, reduce air pollution that harms public health, and provide greater certainty about Clean Air Act permitting requirements for the oil and natural gas industry. The proposals are part of the agency’s broad-based strategy under the President’s Climate Action Plan to reduce emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane and smog-forming volatile organic compounds from
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British Petrolum 2012 BP Oil Spill Management Dr…………………………………….. Nahla…………………………… , Nuf………………………. QATAR UNIVERSITY Executive Summary This paper examines the oil spill that took place due to an explosion at one of the drilling rig of British Petroleum on 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico and the managerial response to that crisis. Introduction: History of British Petroleum (BP) According to the British Petroleum's website, the company has started in 1908 with oil found in a rugged
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BP.com vs. SeaWorld.com Credibility is defined as the degree to which someone or something is deemed trustworthy and believable. A company's credibility often determines success or failure. Efforts to build and sustain credibility must be ongoing and resolution must be immediate if that credibility is threatened. Comparing and contrasting BP.com and Seaworld.com both companies have faced a loss of credibility. Most public companies, at one time or another will have to deal with
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BP Oil Spill | Case Study Analysis | | Disclaimer: To start things off, I would like to mention that the BP Oil Spill is an extremely complicated case and its impact could be felt in every corner of the world. Therefore, my case study is only the tip of the iceberg and should not be used to judge the entire controversy. In addition, all statistics and information have been obtained from other sources. Enjoy! | | By: Haikang Zhu | For: Professor Bill WoofClass: Mgmt 1040 DDate: December
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`BP is one of the largest vertically integrated oil and gas companies in the world.The company'soperations primarily include the exploration and production of gas and crude oil, as well as themarketing and trading of natural gas, power, and natural gas liquids. BP, with a focus to drive futureperformance, continuously invests in research and development (R&D). Strong R&D capabilitiesenable BP to attain competitive advantage over its peers, maintain technological edge over itscompetitors,
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The Long- Term Effects of oil on ecosystems: A comparison of the Exxon Valdez and the BP oil spill The Exxon Valdez was a single hull, 987-foot super tanker built by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, out of San Diego, California. The Exxon Corporation commissioned this ship into service on December 11, 1986. After the March of 1989 collision with Bligh Reef, the vessel was towed to the shipyard in San Diego and repaired in June of 1989, more than 1,600 tons of steel needed
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BRP BP Business Research Report Content I. Corporate Profile …………………………..…1 II. Management…………………………………..2 III. Financial Statement Analysis……….……3 IV. Marking Strategy ……………………………..8 V. Cross-cultural Issues………………………..10 VI. International Business……………………11 VII. Human Resources Issues………………..12 VIII. Gulf of Mexico Oil spill…………………..16 IX. Conclusion……………………………………..18 X. Appendix ..………………………………………..20 1 BP Business Research Report I. Corporate profile BP, a public
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harm and opportunity for further loss. For organizations, crisis often conveys a fundamental threat to system stability and threats to high priority goals including image, legitimacy and profitability. TYPES OF CRISES * Natural disasters Natural disasters are generally assumed to be beyond the control and responsibility of most organizations. It is including floods, earthquake, mud slides hurricanes and tornadoes. Example: The 2008 Sichuan Earthquake. * Crises in public perception
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