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BP and the Macondo spill : the complete story

紀錄類型:	書目-電子資源 : 單行本
副題名:	the complete story
作者:	ReadColin, 1959-
其他團體作者:	Palgrave Connect (Online service)
出版地:	New York
出版者:	Palgrave Macmillan;
出版年:	2011
面頁冊數:	1 online resource.
標題:	Oil spills - Environmental aspects - Mexico, Gulf of. -
標題:	TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING - Environmental -
電子資源:	http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230305083An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information
附註:	Includes index.
摘要註:	"The complete story of the devastating BP oil spill of 2010. The author puts forward an objective account of what happened, a documentation of the true costs, not the hyperbolic costs, and an explanation of the science and business of the spill and its remediation"--
ISBN:	9780230305083electronic bk.
ISBN:	0230305083electronic bk.
ISBN:	9780230293588Cloth
ISBN:	0230293581Cloth
內容註:	Part I: History A brief history of oil spills -Arabian Gulf -Ixtoc I -Atlantic Empress -Fergana Valley -ABT Summer -Nowruz Field Platform -Catillo de Bellver -- Amoco Cadiz -- MT Haven -Odyssey -- Sea Star -- Morris J. Berman -- Irenes Serenade -- Urquila -- Torrey Canyon -- Montara Part II: The industry Various ways to extract oil Where does oil come from? -- early extraction and shallow well -- offshore drilling -- deep sea drilling -- the complication of combined oil and gas at pressure -- the risks in perspective of drilling, transportation, refining, distribution, and consumption Part III: What happened The Macondo spill -- history of the Macondo oil reservoir -- events leading up to the fire and spill -- partners in the spill -- early BP response -- U.S. Federal government response -- the science of determining the spill rate Part IV: The media For all the world to see -- the first example of transparency at the ocean's floor -- a spill in clear view -- the role of the media -- an assumption of moral responsibility -- the public face of BP -- 24 hour news cycle Part V: The science Engineering a solution -- what went wrong -- five contributing factors and their implications -- the effectiveness of various solutions -- deep sea dispersants -- the new phenomenon of subsea plumes -- when engineering meets politics Part VI: Politics A parallel political agenda -- a stalled U.S. energy bill -- concessions to offshore drilling in return for a filibuster proof energy bill -- a moratorium on drilling -- finger pointing -- Congress extracts a pound of flesh -- time to talk tough, heads must role Part VII: Business The market response -- loss of value of BP stock -- exaggerated claims of cost and liability -- promise to pay all legitimate claims -- the $20B solution -- a special master and his scope -- talk of bankruptcy, merger and acquisition Part VIII:- The fix Capping and abating the spill -- a final solution -- the cleanup effort -- long term effects -- direct and indirect costs -- the human toll -- the effectiveness of compensation Part IX: The law A complicated legal landmine -- statutory liability -- the Jones Act -- Who's in charge -- new laws in Congress can't be retroactive -- maritime oil spill law -- shareholder and class action suits Part X: Our role The world's insatiable need for energy and hydrocarbon based fuels -- we are all part of the problem -- past consumption -- demand from emerging nations -- future prospects -- all the easy oil has been tapped -- the economics of alternatives to hydrocarbons Part XI: Conclusion Where to go from here.

BP and the Macondo spill : the complete story
Read, Colin

BP and the Macondo spill : the complete story / Colin Read. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. - 1 online resource..
Part I: History.
Includes index.Description based on print version record..
Includes bibliographical references and index..
ISBN 9780230305083ISBN 0230305083ISBN 9780230293588ISBN 0230293581
Oil spillsTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental aspects -- Environmental -- Mexico, Gulf of.

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