Lessons Learned from BP: Deepwater Horizon and the Transition to Renewables

This paper analyzes the gradual transition of British Petroleum (BP), one of the world's largest oil and gas companies, into a renewable energy company focused on sustainability and the reduction of carbon emissions. BP's leadership and ethical practices are compared before and after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. The purpose of the comparison and the broader analysis of the transition is to identify how effective leadership can be used to transform a company with a suspect social responsibility record into a leader among its peers. Lessons learned from the disaster, and the subsequent transition conclude the research.

MARITIME SECURITY PERSPECTIVE IN THE CASE STUDY OF DEEPWATER HORIZON

Maritime security still focuses on the territorial sovereignty of a country. Environmental disasters and transboundary humanitarian crimes that occur at sea are a challenge for International Relations academics to reformulate maritime security. British Petroleum (BP) is negligent in implementing safety standards in oil exploration and exploitation in the Gulf of Mexico, United States resulting in oil leakage on the Deepwater Horizon platform. This research uses the Deepwater Horizon case study in exploring the relevance of maritime security in the prevention and management of marine pollution disasters. Primary data sources were taken from observations of researchers in seminars related to the Deepwater Horizon and secondary data were obtained from journals, electronic news and official reports from the US Government. There are two findings obtained. First, contemporary maritime security is much more complex than traditional maritime security and second, contemporary maritime security involves an element of justice seeking as demonstrated by the United States Court's decision against BP regarding negligence in the Deepwater Horizon. Keywords: Maritime Security, United States of America, Deepwater Horizon, British Petroleum

Review of Projects for the Implementation of Innovative Industrial Safety Technologies in Foreign Oil and Gas Companies

The introduction of innovative technologies to ensure industrial safety in oil and gas companies is aimed at reducing the number of accidents, industrial injuries, incidents and occupational diseases in the implementation of both main and auxiliary activities. The article presents the results of a study of innovative projects to ensure industrial safety on the example of foreign oil and gas companies: Royal Dutch Shell (Shell), ExxonMobil, British Petroleum (BP), Total, Chevron, Eni, Equinor, Sinopec, PetroChina, CNOOC, Petrobras, Saudi Aramco, Hydro, PVDSA. The directions and current trends in the development of innovative technologies in the field of industrial safety (labor protection, industrial safety, fire safety, road safety, environmental protection) for the period 2016-2020 are summarized. The research methodology is based on the analysis of information from open sources, including annual reports of companies and reports on sustainable development. The results obtained have theoretical and practical significance for oil and gas of the Russian Federation, state executive authorities.

Sectoral Energy-CO2 Emissions Using an Environmental Input-Output Framework

Global climate change is an alarming problem nowadays. Weather temperatures have been uncertain because of what many scientists claim is the effect of greenhouse gases, contributed mainly by the energy industry. In Malaysia, the energy industry provides a significant contribution to it economy making up about 20 percent of the GDP. Malaysia is the third largest natural gas exporter in the Asia-Pacific region in 2011 and eleventh in the world (British Petroleum Statistical Review of World Energy, 2014). Malaysia's CO2 emission recorded at 185 million tonnes in 2010 (International Energy Agency, 2012). Mohd Safaai et al. (2011) projected that without any mitigation measures 285.73 million tonnes of CO2 will be released in 2020. In the Copenhagen forum 2009, Malaysia has pledged to reduce 40% of carbon emissions by 2020 compared to the 2005 levels. Motivated by the government efforts, this study will construct environmentally extended input-output framework for Malaysia to obtain the energy-related CO2 emission intensities by sectors. The study is responded to the inadequate of reliable data on Malaysia’s sectoral CO2 emissions and to the growing awareness of the effectiveness of Malaysia climate change policies. This study expanding the current understanding of interactions among economic activities, energy intensities, and CO2 emissions. Results of this study found that Transportation recorded the second highest contributor to CO2 emission, and these findings were different to many other existing studies that found transportation sector as a main contributor to CO2 emission. In addition, results suggest that it is necessary to control environmental problems and encourage the energy use efficiency in the production process, particularly in the Building and construction sector, Transportation, Electricity, gas and water and Agriculture sector in Malaysia The findings will help the policy-makers particularly in Malaysia to develop a strategic plan and tools to manage CO2 emission with respect to climate change in these four sectors.

Climate Change and the Rising Geopolitics of LNG

In the 21st century, the nexus between climate change and the global gas industry is more resilient. Gas is now preferred to gasoline in mitigating the effects of climate change and key global gas players and new entrants’ race for a higher global market share. To sustain continuous profit on gas investments, sustainable and strategic energy business models are being developed albeit with unintended or intended geopolitical consequences. This paper highlights the probable geopolitical risks, their likely impacts, and regional risk mitigation strategies necessary for sustaining the growth of the global gas market for the next ten years. Using a risk matrix table and data from British Petroleum (BP) full report and outlook, the probable effect of regional gas policies are compared to their impact on current and future global gas market dynamics. Results show that within the next 10 years, Asia, America, and the Middle East will likely pose the greatest risks to market dynamics. Proactive mitigation ideas will, therefore, include removing or reducing thesethreats to Africa's growing gas market.

Մեծ Բրիտանիայի հակահայ քաղաքականությունը Ղարաբաղի հարցում (1918–1920 ԹԹ.) և արդի իրավիճակը

The Armenian people were hopeful that after the capitulation of Turkey in the First World War (WWI) and the dislocation of the Allies troops in Transcaucasia, territories of Western Armenia and Transcaucasia would be included within the First Republic of Armenia. However, the Armenian people experienced another disappointment. In 1918–1920, Great Britain, who had gained dominance in Transcaucasia, ignoring the promises given to the Armenians during the war and their particular contribution to the victory of the Allies, adopted anti-Armenian attitude towards the Karabakh conflict. By constant pressure on the Republic of Armenia and Artsakh, the British strived to achieve hegemony of Azerbaijan over Karabakh, nevertheless, the uncompromising stance and unwavering resistance of the Armenians of Artsakh thwarted the anglo-azerbaijani plan. The anti-Armenian attitude of Great Britain was shaped by its strategic plans. Its main purpose in Transcaucasia was to gain control over the economic and military-political life and withdraw Russia from the region and the East in general. With the aim to carry out this important plan, it chose as an ally its recent rival in e WWI – Turkey, and Azerbaijan, which was created with the latter’s help. This selection was influenced by their military-economic potential and anti-Russian attitude. Nowadays (since 1988) when the Armenians of Karabakh struggle for their reunion with Armenia, from which Karabakh was cut off and annexed to Azerbaijan with the help of Soviet Russia on July 5, 1921, the British adopted anti-Armenian attitude towards the Karabakh conflict once again. They supported the aggressive actions of Azerbaijan and its ally Turkey by all means. The United Kingdom’s attitude proceeds from its political and economic interests. The United Kingdom has a large share of Azerbaijan’s most profitable oil mines, as well as the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan oil pipeline, which was put into operation in 2006 due to its active efforts (30% of the shares in the pipeline are owned by British Petroleum). The anti-Armenian and pro-Azerbaijani policy of Great Britain activated during the Second Karabakh War, which began on September 27, 2020, by Azerbaijan’s aggression against the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (the Republic of Artsakh). British companies expressed their support to Azerbaijan during this war have signed new economic agreements as well as have provided the other side with the maps of mined areas. In October, 2020, during the session in the UN Security Council, the UK suspended resolution of the OSCE Minsk Group member countries with an appeal to stop the war. Hence, the UK supported both war, intervention of the third party countries and terroristic groups in it. Thus, England once again betrayed democracy, justice, right of nations to self-determination, though the United Kingdom publicly presents itself as a protector of these values.

The Role Of Media In The United States Environmental Diplomacy: A Case Study Of Oil-Spill Disaster In Deepwater Horizon Film

The Deepwater Horizon Oil-Spill is the most disastrous environmental pollution event in America's history. The film Deepwater Horizon, which takes the title exactly matches the name of the incident, explains the backgrounds of the catastrophe. This film shows that the accident occurred due to the negligence of British Petroleum as a company that manages the Deepwater Horizon rig. To reveal the role of the film in United States environmental diplomacy, the researcher will use the Deepwater Horizon film as a case study and the concept of environmental diplomacy as a unit and research analysis tool. This study uses qualitative research methods with data collection techniques, such as literature surveys and observations. This research argues that media is an essential component that plays a role in environmental diplomacy.

The Role Of Media In The United States Environmental Diplomacy: A Case Study Of Oil-Spill Disaster In Deepwater Horizon Film

The Deepwater Horizon Oil-Spill is the most disastrous environmental pollution event in America's history. The film Deepwater Horizon, which takes the title exactly matches the name of the incident, explains the backgrounds of the catastrophe. This film shows that the accident occurred due to the negligence of British Petroleum as a company that manages the Deepwater Horizon rig. To reveal the role of the film in United States environmental diplomacy, the researcher will use the Deepwater Horizon film as a case study and the concept of environmental diplomacy as a unit and research analysis tool. This study uses qualitative research methods with data collection techniques, such as literature surveys and observations. This research argues that media is an essential component that plays a role in environmental diplomacy.

How to Predict Energy Consumption in BRICS Countries?

Brazil, Russia, China, India, and the Republic of South Africa (BRICS) represent developing economies facing different energy and economic development challenges. The current study aims to predict energy consumption in BRICS at aggregate and disaggregate levels using the annual time series data set from 1992 to 2019 and to compare results obtained from a set of models. The time-series data are from the British Petroleum (BP-2019) Statistical Review of World Energy. The forecasting methodology bases on a novel Fractional-order Grey Model (FGM) with different order parameters. This study contributes to the literature by comparing the forecasting accuracy and the predictive ability of the with traditional ones, like standard and models. Moreover, it illustrates the view of BRICS’s nexus of energy consumption at aggregate and disaggregates levels using the latest available data set, which will provide a reliable and broader perspective. The Diebold-Mariano test results confirmed the equal predictive ability of for a specific range of order parameters and the model and the usefulness of both approaches for energy consumption efficient forecasting.

Comparison of Forecasting Ability for Energy Consumption in BRICS: ARIMA (1,1,1) and FGM (1, 1) Models

Brazil, Russia, China, India, and the Republic of South Africa (BRICS) represent developing economies facing different energy and economic development challenges. The current study aims to forecast energy consumption in BRICS at aggregate and disaggregate levels using the annual time series data set from 1992 to 2019 and to compare results obtained from a set of models. The time-series data are from the British Petroleum (BP-2019) Statistical Review of World Energy. The forecasting methodology bases on a novel Fractional-order Grey Model (FGM) with different order parameters. This study contributes to the literature by comparing the forecasting accuracy and the forecasting ability of the FGM(1,1) with traditional ones, like standard GM(1,1) and ARIMA(1,1,1) models. Also, it illustrates the view of BRICS's nexus of energy consumption at aggregate and disaggregates levels using the latest available data set, which will provide a reliable and broader perspective. The Diebold-Mariano test results confirmed the equal predictive ability of FGM(1,1) for a specific range of order parameters and the ARIMA(1,1,1) model and the usefulness of both approaches for energy consumption efficient forecasting.