Based on the safety infractions outlined in the two independent investigative reports, the below list provides an overview of what will be addressed during the two-day Oil Refinery Risk Workshop Agenda items, which was created to identify ways to change the “history of poorly regulated safety measures in the plant” (Custom Book, 2011, p. 13). Figure 1-1 provides an outline of the British Petroleum Oil Refinery Risk Workshop Agenda. 1. Introductions 2. Outline Oil Refinery Project Objectives 3.
BP's Apparent Ethical Standards Cheryl Harrison & Renee Davis PHL/323 Version 4 September 18, 2012 Patrica "Mary" Morriss BP's Apparent Ethical Standards After the worst manmade environmental disaster in recorded history of the United States, British Petroleum proclaimed to self discipline themselves with an alleged machination for an all out overhaul of their now questionable standards. Some of those proclamations included; * Enhanced requirements for blowout preventers (BOP) to include both two blind shear rams and a casing shear ram on BP operated dynamically-positioned rigs. * Third-party verification for BOP testing and maintenance. * Enhanced review standards for cementing procedures and materials. * Enhanced offshore spill response capabilities.
Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” is a method of harnessing energy by drilling beneath the surface and releasing gas from shale rocks. Workers do this by injecting a mixture of chemicals, sand and water into the ground under high pressure, causing the rocks to explode. The shale gas then rises out of the well, similar to how an oil rig works (BBC News, “What is fracking and why is it controversial?” 1). However, fracking causes a huge problem with the environment, especially fresh water for sustaining life. The harmful effects of fracking need to be stopped, but only if we understand what damage occurs during this process so that we can come up with solutions to save drinking water.
The cause? The process of Hydraulic Fracturing - Fracking for short. Fracking is a process that big companies such as BP, Halliburton and Warwick Energy use to withdraw Natural Gases and Oils from rocks. The process includes drilling a deep well and infusing gallons of toxic fracking fluid, at high pressure, causing the rocks to fracture and release the oils or gases. However, the UK’s Environmental Agency found flow-back fluid from a Lancashire fracking site contained “notably high levels of sodium, bromide and iron, as well as higher values of lead”.
Companies may try to make a legal issue out of Hydraulic fracturing as well as the general public. If large bodies of water are polluted by fracturing it could cause harm to the marine life. Also if drinking water is polluted by fracturing it could cause the general public health problems. Fracturing may cause pollution within the air, which in turn causes problems within the Ozone Layer. Water is brought to the fracturing site and mixed with sand and chemicals to create over 40,000 gallons of chemicals.
Environmental Effects of Hydraulic Fracturing and the Mining of Silica Sand Hydraulic fracturing is hardly a new method of obtaining natural gas from deep beneath the earth’s surface. Since 1860, oil conglomerates have been injecting oil wells with chemicals from nitroglycerin to napalm in order to extract a precious and needed commodity. Not until recently have those with an interest in environmental issues been asking the questions that have gone unasked. Injecting a shale formation 6000 feet below the surface with a somewhat hazardous mix of chemicals, water and sand can seem bizarre and, to the environmentally conscientious, frightening. Hydraulic fracturing is currently being conducted in various locations on the East Coast and the Midwest.
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It remains highly radioactive, dangerous and extremely hazardeous for thousands of years. Nuclear Age Peace Foundation reports that the plutonium created in nuclear reactors can remain dangerously radioactive for as long as 240,000 years[1].The radioactive waste is a threat to the environment and is so dangerous for human health. Also radiation, which can be spread by winds, is dangerous to humans. The storage of nuclear waste has been a big problem. For example, The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster was a series of releases of radioactive materials at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, following the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011.
Eaarth Chapters 1 & 2 We’ve changed the planet. Global warming is no longer philosophical or future threat but instead a current and very real threat. The changes made to our planet are more evident in the toughest parts of the planet, and climate change is wrecking the lives of thousands daily. We need to consider the world we’ve created and how to live in it. We need to figure out what part of our lives we must forego and what ideologies we must abandon so that we can protect our societies and our civilizations.
The Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing On the Environment Amber (Dawn) Phillips University Of Pheonix Abstract Hydraulic Fracturing or Fracking offers a means to reduce foreign oil dependence for America. While this may be a solution for one problem, the process itself can and will cause problems on a much greater scale. Fracking methods are posing great dangers of damage to our already polluted environment. If the process as it stands at this point continues, the harm will be irreversible and dire. The Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing On the Environment Dependence on foreign oil has long been a concern of Americans.