Crisis Management – Gulf Oil Spill 2010 – Who is in control?
Crisis Management
Gulf Oil Spill 2010 – Who is in control?
The Initial Events
On Tuesday, April 20, 2010 an offshore oil drilling platform, Deepwater Horizon, exploded in the Gulf of Mexico near Louisiana. The rig, owned by Transocean Ltd, was under contract to BP. An estimated of 42,000 gallons of crude oil per day begins to leak into the Gulf. Submerged at the bottom of the Gulf, the rig continues to discharge in the range of 35,000 to 60,000 barrels per day. BP, the United States Coast Guard and the Minerals Management Service are the lead response agencies on the oil spill. For information, please visit www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com.
Oil Disaster The Rig That Blew Up 2010.
The Managers
Tony Hayward, BP Group CEO
May 31, 2010. Embattled BP chief: I want my life back
June 18, 2010. Tony Hayward, BP CEO, gets his life back, no longer in charge of running Gulf cleanup operations
Bob Dudley, CEO BP’s Gulf Coast Restoration organization
June 23, 2010. Gulf oil spill has new face: BP replaces Tony Hayward with Bob Dudley as head of cleanup effort
Adm. Thad Allen, U.S. Coast Guard
June 6, 2010. Coast Guard’s Thad Allen: Oil spill fight will last into the fall
The Impact
The Actions
Deepwater Horizon Response – Florida
May 22, 2010. President Obama establishes an independent commission to investigate spill.
The Reactions
The Information
Jun 2010. Unified Command for the BP Oil Spill | Deepwater Horizon Response Jul 4, 2010. U.S. to take over control of Gulf oil spill website
