Myles Taranto - AC1007604: Gulf Oil Spill Management Report

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the Gulf Oil Spill, examining the Deepwater Horizon incident and its devastating consequences. It delves into the causes of the spill, the environmental and economic impacts, and the regulatory responses, including the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. The report also assesses the control measures implemented by BP, such as the feedforward control, and evaluates their effectiveness in mitigating the disaster. It highlights the deficiencies in BP's response plan and emphasizes the importance of proactive measures to prevent future oil spills. Furthermore, the report discusses the financial repercussions, including the costs of cleanup and compensation, and provides a critical evaluation of the overall management of the crisis. The report concludes by emphasizing the need for robust regulatory frameworks and effective control measures to safeguard the environment and prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.

Running Head: FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGEMENT
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Myles Taranto
AC1007604
Fundamentals of Management
Assignment 8
12/7/2017

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Question 1
Gulf Oil Spill can be denoted as one of the most unfortunate and serious incidents in
history. The above-mentioned condition is also the reason for the sinking and deep-water horizon
oil. The fire progressed a lot in the 36 hours providing a gateway to the oil for entering the
mechanical party which finally submerged on 22 April. There were 11 people who died of this
unfortunate incident and a lot of people who dealt with the injuries. On the other hand, 4.9
million barrel oil was dropped and the ground influenced 68,000 square miles. Furthermore, the
conditions were passed to the Goliath of the physical mischief with regards to the dangerous
topographical condition. The reserves of the zones mentioned a decrease in the monetary
segment which was identified with:
A lot of fishing men and individuals were influenced in the territory of Gulf, the life
structures and the unhappy ocean creatures expanded. On the other hand, the clamor paths, arrive
learning and swampy were expanded. For cleaning the oil spill it was estimated $20 billion was
wasted and $7 billion was offered to the misfortunes of the incident. It was a symbolic
catastrophe (Mascarelli, 2010).
Question 2
The current oil slick calamities are monitored by the current regulatory body. Exxon
Valdez Spill in the year 1989 inspired the foundation of the Oil Pollution Act 1990. After the
triumph of the Santa Barbara in the year 1969, 33 U.S.C. Bit 311 made an alteration to §1321
with regards to the OPA 90 Clean Water Act. Furthermore, the Port and Tanker Protection Act in
the year 1978 was the reply to the dispersal of the Agro Merchant Tanker from the Northeast

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dated in the year 1976. Under the fifteen-year-old regulatory drive, OPA 90 was the important
structure. Moreover, it has been observed that the oil slick and the secured oil frameworks with
regards to various administrative laws were sent to Exxon Valdez for acceptance (Rodriguez &
Jaffe, 1990).
The Oil Pollution Act, in the year 1990 gives a clear view of the measures that are
undertaken for the cleanliness of the oil, and also controlling and regulating the situation for the
well-being of nature and the people around it in the future. Furthermore, the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund has also spent a lump sum amount of money calculated as $ 1 billion for waste and
cleaning. It is also an essential step towards training, helping powers, and etcetera.
Question 3
The launch was started on 20 April and it has been delayed to 15 July. Additionally, after
some of the unsuccessful undertakings, they could confirm without discontinuing it on the year
2010 19th September. Every office for the well-being of the Ocean Exhausting Office, before
making any kind of interruption should consider a particular oil spill response engineer as
suggested by the NCP. A vital apparatus was an absolute necessity for that project to keep any
type of spread. The response design of the BP was completely unsatisfactory.
Each and every office for the profit of the Ocean Exhausted Office should implement an
office-specific oil spill response plan. For keeping any kind of spread, there must be a
compulsory instrument for the task. The response design of BP was completely poor. It is the
specific place that conveys the flexibility chieftains apply and the test that space researches and
they neglected in space. The researchers also agreed that for lessening the break and well the
broadcaster adequately made torches for crushing well and for cementing well.

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Question 4
The Feedforward Control Measurement is regarded as one of the most helpful and
moderate for BP in the Gulf of Mexico for keeping oil spill. Moreover, it is also one of the most
effective control measures for giving a chance to go on the spot before putting issues before the
abandoning issues. Additionally, the control measures are quite effective for controlling the
issues which are not caught easily. As per, L. R. Gomez-Mejia and D. B. Balkin (2012), the
director can work from the three dimensions of the control, foregoing issues before issues, and
encouraging forward where strict control is required. Once the pipeline segment of water oil and
successive to entering the oil into the water body then repairing the broken pipeline was painful
as it was organized under the 5000 feet of water where it weighs like a giant. On the other hand,
it is pointed out that one of the best association control framework is to promote feedforward
control which vanishes the probability of breaking a pipeline by actualizing the preventive
structures for stopping the expansion of oil to give the whole concentration for overlooking
future accidents.

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References
Gomez-Mejia, L. R. & Balkin, D. B., 2012. Management: People, Performance. Boston: MA:
Prentice Hall.
Griggs, J. W., 2011. BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Energy LJ, Volume 32, p. 57.
Mascarelli, A., 2010. Deepwater Horizon: after the oil.. Nature News, 467(7311), pp. 22-24.
Rodriguez, A. J. & Jaffe, P. A., 1990. The Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Tul. Mar. LJ, Volume 1, p.
15.

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