MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2011016958
003 DLC
005 20110512143916.0
008 110422s2011 nyu 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011016958
020 $a9780230293588 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an-uss
050 00 $aTD427.P4$bR36 2011
082 00 $a363.738/20916364$223
084 $aBUS008000$aBUS019000$aBUS094000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aRead, Colin,$d1959-
245 10 $aBP and the Macondo spill :$bthe complete story /$cColin Read.
260 $aNew York :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2011.
263 $a1107
300 $ap. cm.
500 $aIncludes index.
520 $a"The complete story of the devastating BP oil spill of 2010. The author puts forward an objective account of what happened, a documentation of the true costs, not the hyperbolic costs, and an explanation of the science and business of the spill and its remediation"--$cProvided by publisher.
505 8 $aMachine 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.
650 0 $aOil spills$xEnvironmental aspects$zMexico, Gulf of.
610 20 $aBP (Firm)