The Resource BP and the Macondo spill : the complete story, Colin Read, (electronic book)
BP and the Macondo spill : the complete story, Colin Read, (electronic book)
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The item BP and the Macondo spill : the complete story, Colin Read, (electronic book) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool.
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- Summary
- "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"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
-
- 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
- Isbn
- 9780230305083
- Label
- BP and the Macondo spill : the complete story
- Title
- BP and the Macondo spill
- Title remainder
- the complete story
- Statement of responsibility
- Colin Read
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- UKPGM
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1959-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Read, Colin
- Dewey number
- 363.738/20916364
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- TD427.P4
- LC item number
- R36 2011
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Palgrave Connect (Online service)
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- BP (Firm)
- BP (Firm)
- Oil spills
- Gulf of Mexico
- Label
- BP and the Macondo spill : the complete story, Colin Read, (electronic book)
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- SPR728644697
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780230305083
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
- 9786613124463
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Label
- BP and the Macondo spill : the complete story, Colin Read, (electronic book)
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- SPR728644697
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780230305083
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
- 9786613124463
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Specific material designation
- remote
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