BP Oil Tyesha McDonald PHI 445 Professor: Gloria Zuniga y Postigo May 23, 2016 [no notes on this page] -1- 1. BP Insert "The" at the beginning of this sentence. [Gloria Zuniga y Postigo] BP Oil 1 BP oil spill at the Gulf of Mexico in the year 2010 is one incident that marks a greater part of the 2 3 United States history. The claims a total of 5000 barrels were being released in the water on a daily basis and there was no way of measuring the actual amount of the oil spill. According to analysts, 53000 to 83000 barrels were leaking into the water on a daily basis and estimate that has been widely accepted and received support in equal measure. It lasted for a period of 87 days before the workers sealed the leak though by that time more than four million barrels were 4 spilled into the ocean. The leak caused an explosion that killed the aquatic life and led to pollution of the entire environment. The major concern was due to the effects the oil spill had on the environment thus raising concern on the ethical responsibility of BP oil as a company. This action was unethical since the company did not take into account the interest of the general 2. marks a greater part of the United States history. What? The greater part of the USA history is the BP oil spill? This is neither accurate, nor sensical. [Gloria Zuniga y Postigo] 3. The claims a total of 5000 barrels Not grammatically correct and difficult to understand. [Gloria Zuniga y Postigo] 4. killed the aquatic life you are forgetting loss of human life Above all, these details seem peripheral. What was the moral problem? Was this an inevitable accident? Or was it preventable? [Gloria Zuniga y Postigo] surrounding or the public but only focused on achieving profits and cost cutting measures that 5 lead to hazards within the environment they were operating in. 5. the company did not take into account the interest of the general 6 The act of BP oil was not morally justifiable. The oil spills were a threat to the general habitat as they threatened the existence of the aquatic animals. This act had to be stopped by ensuring the company came up with various means that such as the use of microbes that would degrade the 7 absorbents (Sharwell, 2015). 8 Deontology theory alludes to BP oils action since the company had the obligation of observing the general responsibility by ensuring that the surrounding or environment that it is operating is free from any form of pollution. In addition, if the action had moral intentions, whatever the consequences will be does not matter in the long run (Sharwell, 2015). In addition, the consequences do not have moral relevance so long as the moral aspect of the intentions 7. The oil spills were a threat to the general habitat as they threatened the existence of the aquatic animals. This act had to be stopped by ensuring the thesis and then the ethical theory that supports your thesis. [Gloria Zuniga y Postigo] company came up with various means that such as the use of microbes that would degrade the 8. Deontology theory alludes to BP oils action No, this is incorrect. No ethical theory alludes to any particular instance of a moral wrong. You have to show how the ethical theory applies. absorbents (Sharwell, 2015). This is not relevant here. In the second paragraph you need to present the Also, the ethical theory must support YOUR thesis, not the company's actions. [Gloria Zuniga y Postigo] -2- surrounding or the public but only focused on achieving profits and cost cutting measures that lead to hazards within the environment they were operating in. What is the source that supports this? I see no citations. [Gloria Zuniga y Postigo] 6. The act of BP Just refer to the company as BP, not BP oil. Also, to what act are you referring. The reason why the first paragraph has to present the moral problem is so that you can present your thesis easily, on the basis of what you have already presented and in response to it. Since you do not make clear what is the moral problem, then it is not clear to what act you are referring. [Gloria Zuniga y Postigo] - 2 (cont) - undertaken is moral within the environment. The company has an ethical standing that guides its code of operation therefore it was in order for the management to ensure that all operations being undertaken have to be take into consideration the interest of the surrounding community. The ethical cultures of BP are also question based on the oil spill incident. The refusal by the management to accept the safety and various environmental violations lead to lack of trust of BP in their operation (Warren, 2012). The company did not also follow the government standards thereby making it hard for the company to uphold ethical responsibility in its operation thereby bringing to question if indeed its employees followed the laid down environmental rules that have to be observed when 1 operating (Malik, 2010). This has also led to an act of complacency towards the rules as seen in the daily procedures of the company. The routine checks of the pipelines are questionable thus it is unethical in the event that the entire management has assumed its role in observing its ethical responsibility when undertaking its operations (Fieser, 2015). The fact that the oil spill continued for a long period of time clearly shows that the company was 1. operating I cannot follow the meaning of this sentence since it is so long and it has claims, thus, it is not a premise either. A premise must simply offer a reason in support of the thesis. Please read the definition and explanation of premises in the Ch 9 PDF by Hardy, et al., ok? [Gloria Zuniga y Postigo] 2 never concerned about the effects it had on the environment thus it goes back to questioning its ethical responsibility. Just as it is directed, the management needs to ensure that its business operation is not a threat to the environment in any way (Malik, 2010). Moreover, a company has to ensure that it contribute towards the conservation efforts of the environment and the organization at large thus in the event that BP does not take this into consideration makes this action unethical. The fact that the company failed to observe risk in their operation makes it turn out as unethical and negligent in its operation. BP Oil Company's lack of concern on the instances of -3- 2. the effects it had on the environment Based on this language, it seems that you are now referring at actions following the spill, not to actions preceding the oil spill. Hence, it is unclear what this premise is supporting. This is why you need to be clear about the problem that you are addressing. So this will need to be revised too once you clarify the moral problem. [Gloria Zuniga y Postigo] environmental management and risk analysis was based on the fact that the organization had a difficult time coping with the major issues that the management failed to adhere to ethical considerations in ensuring that the company complies with the various requirements in environmental operations (Fieser, 2015). In addition, without complying to the organization's ethical operation shows that the company is less concerned about whatever goes around them in 1 all the operations they undertake. The workers spend a lot of time and become dependent on each other and placed in an offshore. They are also dependent on one another in seeking to know more about each other. These are 1. undertake. What role does this paragraph have? Look at the instructions. [Gloria Zuniga y Postigo] also other issues that need to be taken into consideration in order to ensure that their operations are done responsibly within the organization and further operations when the company had to undertake overtime in order to meet the desired goal (Warren, 2012). Moreover, by not having an appropriate review model to ensure that the operations within the organization are monitored, made it hard for BP oil to keep track of the various operations within the environment and ensuring that the organization's operations take into account the ethical considerations within the 2 environment they operate in. The company needs to align itself with the various ethical responsibilities in order to ensure that the company has to undertake its operations by observing the available ethical guidelines. In addition, the management needs ensure that all the employees within the organization practice a high level of ethical responsibilities and in this regard, they have to ensure that all of them make it a responsibility in all their operations. Based on the deontological theory, the management needs to ensure that they report direct to the board of directors and a further review of the same has to be done in order to ensure the employees would be responsible in coming up with appropriate revision of the ethical practices that would give them the chance to better identify -4- 2. in. Again: ??? [Gloria Zuniga y Postigo] with the appropriate ethical practices. The BP Oil board also has to come up with policies that would help in ensuring that the ethical guidelines are followed through by every single 1. employee. This does not present a comparative analysis. Are you not reading the instructions and just writing in free form? [Gloria Zuniga y Postigo] 1 employee. 2 References Sherwell P., (April 20, 2015) BP Oil Spill: Five Year after 'Worst environmental disaster' in US History, How bad was it really? Retrieved from:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11546654/BP-oilspill-Five-years-after-worst-environmental-disaster-in-US-history-how-bad-was-itreally.html Malik S., (June 29, 2010) Ethical questions surrounding the BP Oil Spill Retrieved from: http://blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk/2010/06/ethical-questions-surrounding-the-bpoil-spill/ Warren S., (May 18, 2012) Is BP an ethical company? Retrieved From: https://wearedevelopment.net/2012/05/18/is-bp-an-ethical-company/ Fieser, J. (2015). Introduction to business ethics [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/ -5- 2. References you need to put references in alphabetical order Also, you needed to add scholarly sources. A scholarly source is an article in a peerreviewed journal. [Gloria Zuniga y Postigo] BP Oil Tyesha McDonald PHI 445 Professor: Gloria Zuniga y Postigo May 23, 2016 [no notes on this page] -1- 1. BP Insert "The" at the beginning of this sentence. [Gloria Zuniga y Postigo] BP Oil 1 BP oil spill at the Gulf of Mexico in the year 2010 is one incident that marks a greater part of the 2 3 United States history. The claims a total of 5000 barrels were being released in the water on a daily basis and there was no way of measuring the actual amount of the oil spill. According to analysts, 53000 to 83000 barrels were leaking into the water on a daily basis and estimate that has been widely accepted and received support in equal measure. It lasted for a period of 87 days before the workers sealed the leak though by that time more than four million barrels were 4 spilled into the ocean. The leak caused an explosion that killed the aquatic life and led to pollution of the entire environment. The major concern was due to the effects the oil spill had on the environment thus raising concern on the ethical responsibility of BP oil as a company. This action was unethical since the company did not take into account the interest of the general 2. marks a greater part of the United States history. What? The greater part of the USA history is the BP oil spill? This is neither accurate, nor sensical. [Gloria Zuniga y Postigo] 3. The claims a total of 5000 barrels Not grammatically correct and difficult to understand. [Gloria Zuniga y Postigo] 4. killed the aquatic life you are forgetting loss of human life Above all, these details seem peripheral. What was the moral problem? Was this an inevitable accident? Or was it preventable? [Gloria Zuniga y Postigo] surrounding or the public but only focused on achieving profits and cost cutting measures that 5 lead to hazards within the environment they were operating in. 5. the company did not take into account the interest of the general 6 The act of BP oil was not morally justifiable. The oil spills were a threat to the general habitat as they threatened the existence of the aquatic animals. This act had to be stopped by ensuring the company came up with various means that such as the use of microbes that would degrade the 7 absorbents (Sharwell, 2015). 8 Deontology theory alludes to BP oils action since the company had the obligation of observing the general responsibility by ensuring that the surrounding or environment that it is operating is free from any form of pollution. In addition, if the action had moral intentions, whatever the consequences will be does not matter in the long run (Sharwell, 2015). In addition, the consequences do not have moral relevance so long as the moral aspect of the intentions 7. The oil spills were a threat to the general habitat as they threatened the existence of the aquatic animals. This act had to be stopped by ensuring the thesis and then the ethical theory that supports your thesis. [Gloria Zuniga y Postigo] company came up with various means that such as the use of microbes that would degrade the 8. Deontology theory alludes to BP oils action No, this is incorrect. No ethical theory alludes to any particular instance of a moral wrong. You have to show how the ethical theory applies. absorbents (Sharwell, 2015). This is not relevant here. In the second paragraph you need to present the Also, the ethical theory must support YOUR thesis, not the company's actions. [Gloria Zuniga y Postigo] -2- surrounding or the public but only focused on achieving profits and cost cutting measures that lead to hazards within the environment they were operating in. What is the source that supports this? I see no citations. [Gloria Zuniga y Postigo] 6. The act of BP Just refer to the company as BP, not BP oil. Also, to what act are you referring. The reason why the first paragraph has to present the moral problem is so that you can present your thesis easily, on the basis of what you have already presented and in response to it. Since you do not make clear what is the moral problem, then it is not clear to what act you are referring. [Gloria Zuniga y Postigo] - 2 (cont) - undertaken is moral within the environment. The company has an ethical standing that guides its code of operation therefore it was in order for the management to ensure that all operations being undertaken have to be take into consideration the interest of the surrounding community. The ethical cultures of BP are also question based on the oil spill incident. The refusal by the management to accept the safety and various environmental violations lead to lack of trust of BP in their operation (Warren, 2012). The company did not also follow the government standards thereby making it hard for the company to uphold ethical responsibility in its operation thereby bringing to question if indeed its employees followed the laid down environmental rules that have to be observed when 1 operating (Malik, 2010). This has also led to an act of complacency towards the rules as seen in the daily procedures of the company. The routine checks of the pipelines are questionable thus it is unethical in the event that the entire management has assumed its role in observing its ethical responsibility when undertaking its operations (Fieser, 2015). The fact that the oil spill continued for a long period of time clearly shows that the company was 1. operating I cannot follow the meaning of this sentence since it is so long and it has claims, thus, it is not a premise either. A premise must simply offer a reason in support of the thesis. Please read the definition and explanation of premises in the Ch 9 PDF by Hardy, et al., ok? [Gloria Zuniga y Postigo] 2 never concerned about the effects it had on the environment thus it goes back to questioning its ethical responsibility. Just as it is directed, the management needs to ensure that its business operation is not a threat to the environment in any way (Malik, 2010). Moreover, a company has to ensure that it contribute towards the conservation efforts of the environment and the organization at large thus in the event that BP does not take this into consideration makes this action unethical. The fact that the company failed to observe risk in their operation makes it turn out as unethical and negligent in its operation. BP Oil Company's lack of concern on the instances of -3- 2. the effects it had on the environment Based on this language, it seems that you are now referring at actions following the spill, not to actions preceding the oil spill. Hence, it is unclear what this premise is supporting. This is why you need to be clear about the problem that you are addressing. So this will need to be revised too once you clarify the moral problem. [Gloria Zuniga y Postigo] environmental management and risk analysis was based on the fact that the organization had a difficult time coping with the major issues that the management failed to adhere to ethical considerations in ensuring that the company complies with the various requirements in environmental operations (Fieser, 2015). In addition, without complying to the organization's ethical operation shows that the company is less concerned about whatever goes around them in 1 all the operations they undertake. The workers spend a lot of time and become dependent on each other and placed in an offshore. They are also dependent on one another in seeking to know more about each other. These are 1. undertake. What role does this paragraph have? Look at the instructions. [Gloria Zuniga y Postigo] also other issues that need to be taken into consideration in order to ensure that their operations are done responsibly within the organization and further operations when the company had to undertake overtime in order to meet the desired goal (Warren, 2012). Moreover, by not having an appropriate review model to ensure that the operations within the organization are monitored, made it hard for BP oil to keep track of the various operations within the environment and ensuring that the organization's operations take into account the ethical considerations within the 2 environment they operate in. The company needs to align itself with the various ethical responsibilities in order to ensure that the company has to undertake its operations by observing the available ethical guidelines. In addition, the management needs ensure that all the employees within the organization practice a high level of ethical responsibilities and in this regard, they have to ensure that all of them make it a responsibility in all their operations. Based on the deontological theory, the management needs to ensure that they report direct to the board of directors and a further review of the same has to be done in order to ensure the employees would be responsible in coming up with appropriate revision of the ethical practices that would give them the chance to better identify -4- 2. in. Again: ??? [Gloria Zuniga y Postigo] with the appropriate ethical practices. The BP Oil board also has to come up with policies that would help in ensuring that the ethical guidelines are followed through by every single 1. employee. This does not present a comparative analysis. Are you not reading the instructions and just writing in free form? [Gloria Zuniga y Postigo] 1 employee. 2 References Sherwell P., (April 20, 2015) BP Oil Spill: Five Year after 'Worst environmental disaster' in US History, How bad was it really? Retrieved from:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11546654/BP-oilspill-Five-years-after-worst-environmental-disaster-in-US-history-how-bad-was-itreally.html Malik S., (June 29, 2010) Ethical questions surrounding the BP Oil Spill Retrieved from: http://blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk/2010/06/ethical-questions-surrounding-the-bpoil-spill/ Warren S., (May 18, 2012) Is BP an ethical company? Retrieved From: https://wearedevelopment.net/2012/05/18/is-bp-an-ethical-company/ Fieser, J. (2015). Introduction to business ethics [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/ -5- 2. References you need to put references in alphabetical order Also, you needed to add scholarly sources. A scholarly source is an article in a peerreviewed journal. [Gloria Zuniga y Postigo]