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An event such as the Deepwater Horizon oil well blowout and spill in the Gulf of Mexico should give us cause to pause and try to make sense of such an environmental tragedy. However, if we merely brush off such a tragedy as a result of the carelessness of foreign "Big Oil", we miss an opportunity to truly understand an exceedingly complex energy environment. And, by blaming a single entity, we avoid broader culpability in an industry that may need reform, a government regulatory body that failed to protect the public, and a set of technologies that have lulled us into energy complacency. In this book, Colin Read uncovers precisely what occurred during this most complex saga. While the various factors that contributed to an oil-damaged gulf and a financially ravaged BP are explored and analyzed, the author looks deeper to better understand our increasing energy dependency and assesses the impact this will have on future generations.
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BP, Anadarko, Mitsui, Transocean, Halliburton, Cameron, Weatherford, US Dept. of Interior, US Dept. of Energy, Minerals Management Service, MMS, BOEMRE, Macondo, blowout, drilling, Deepwater Horizon, catastrophy, spill, oil, petroleum, Gulf of Mexico, rig, environment, market, BP (Firm), Oil spills, Anglo-iranian oil dispute, 1951-1954Places
Gulf of Mexico, Houston, New Orleans, Lake Charles, LondonTimes
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BP and the Macondo Spill: The Complete Story
2011, Palgrave Macmillan
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Table of Contents
List of Illustrations.
Page vii |
About the Author.
Page ix |
1.
Timeline of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Page 1
2.
Introduction
Page 5
Part I.
The Natural and Economic History of Oil
3.
A Brief Natural History of Oil
Page 11
4.
The Science and refining of Oil
Page 15
5.
Oil and Our Past and Present
Page 21
6.
Demand for Oil in Our Future
Page 30
7.
The Industry of Oil Extraction
Page 37
Part II.
The Uneasy Mix of Oil in Our Natural Environment
8.
The Dirty Dozen before the Deepwater Horizon
Page 47
9.
The Case of the Exxon Valdez
Page 64
10.
A Brief History of Oil Rig Fires
Page 75
11.
Exploration, Drilling, and Extraction U.S. Environmental and Safety Records
Page 80
Part III.
The Macondo Prospect and What Went Wrong
12.
The Macondo Prospect
Page 97
13.
What Went Wrong- A Congressional Perspective
Page 106
14.
Lessons for BP from More Considered Reviews
Page 124
15.
The Principal-Agent Problem and Transocean
Page 138
16.
The Management of Risk
Page 143
Part IV.
The Spectacle of the Spill
17.
For All the World to See
Page 153
18.
Partners in the Problem
Page 160
19.
Engineering a Solution
Page 165
20.
The Toll on the Environment
Page 174
Part V.
Politics, Courts and Markets
21.
The Politics of Oil
Page 181
22.
A Complicated Legal Quagmire
Page 190
23.
The Market Response
Page 202
Part VI.
Where Do BP, Big Oil, and Energy-Starved Consumers Go from Here?
24.
Reform of Regulatory Oversight
Page 209
25.
What Do We Do with the World's Insatiable Need for Energy
Page 214
26.
Conclusion
Page 218
Notes.
Page 220 |
Glossary.
Page 229 |
Index.
Page 233 |
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