BP and the Macondo spill : the complete story / Colin Read.

Author/creator Read, Colin, 1959-
Format Book
Publication InfoHoundmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Descriptionix, 234 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
BP (Firm)
Oil spills--Environmental aspects. --Mexico, Gulf of.

Contents Machine generated contents note: -- 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.
Abstract "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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011016958
ISBN9780230293588 (acid-free paper)
ISBN0230293581 (acid-free paper)

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