BP and the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
商品編號：9B11C035
出版日期：2011/10/18
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商品主題：General Management/Strategy; International Business; Management Science; Organizational Behaviour/Leadership; Communications
商品類型：Case (Pub Mat)
涵蓋議題：Decision Making;Safety;Organizational Change;Risk Analysis;Ethics;Oil Industry;United States
難易度：3 - Undergraduate
內容長度：19 頁
地域：United States
產業：Manufacturing
事件年度：2010
On the night of April 20, 2010, a series of explosions rocked the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. Gas in the Macondo well had surged upward unexpectedly, causing a mix of drilling mud and seawater to spew uncontrollably into the air, much like a volcanic eruption. Eleven crew members died during the explosion. The nation mourned their loss, and people watched as BP struggled to contain the environmental damage. Millions of barrels of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico in the weeks that followed. The federal government relied on BP to manage the accident’s aftermath, in part because government officials lacked the expertise required to stop the spill. Meanwhile, BP downplayed its responsibility for the failure. As the firm failed repeatedly to stop the spill, the public became angry. This industrial disaster became the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
The case provides a detailed description of the events leading up to this catastrophe. Readers examine the key decisions that BP and its partners made as they drilled this well. They discover the alternative choices that could have been made and learn about the disagreements that took place (as well as those that failed to surface). Moreover, the case provides an opportunity to examine how BP’s history and organizational culture shaped the way those decisions were made. The case describes how Tony Hayward and his predecessor, John Browne, led the firm and shaped the culture during the past two decades. In addition, the case explains how the regulatory environment and political forces shaped decision-making in the oil industry. The case concludes by examining the aftermath of the accident, particularly BP’s public relations miscues as it tried to manage the crisis.
教學手冊：BP and the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill - Teaching Note
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