Nothing fails like prayer in the Gulf of Mexico Part II.
The current gulf crisis is resulted from oil spill at the Gulf of Mexico which occurred when the BP specialist had cut off an oil pipeline in order to insert a capturing device deep in the ocean. Unfortunately, a devastating explosion occurred that has lead to the oil spill for about four days. BP reported oil spill of about 1,000 barrel per.
With the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico getting worse and worse every day, criticism is getting more and more. This week news were talking about that the U.S. government could hold BP back from paying giant dividend to its shareholder. 12 % of dividends paid to pensioners in the UK are from British Petroleum, showing which awful affect this would have in Great Britain.
The oil spill had a negative impact on tourism along the affected Gulf Coast. Outside of areas affected by the oil spill, tourism continued to show signs of improvement compared with last year. Hospitality contacts in Miami, Nashville, New Orleans, and Orlando experienced increasing hotel occupancy rates in July and August. In addition, northeast Florida, Georgia, and mountain resorts in.
Late April's large oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has had little immediate impact on District oil production. However, industry contacts expressed concern about the potential impact on future production if stricter regulations restrict drilling activity. Following the spill, supply vessels were able to reach existing rigs without interruption, and refinery operations were not disrupted.
As the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico continues, impact of the oil spill continues to grow. An interesting graphic in the Green Bay-Press Gazette shows just how big the spill is now by superimposing the spill on the state of Wisconsin. (It would reach from Minneapolis to lower Michigan and from Green Bay almost all the way to Lake Superior.).
The oil spills in the south are finally flowing into the Louisiana coast. Governor Bobby Jindal contacted the government and BP (an oil company) to “stop the oil spill or get out of his way”.
For example, the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico on 20 April 2010. It may capture policy makers’ attention to formulate a regulation to give huge tax and royalty to oil industries in order to reduce the reliance on oil and shift to alternative fuel (British Petroleum 2010, online). Political stream involves the contention of pressure group campaign, interest groups, administrative.