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BP and the Macondo Spill

The Complete Story

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  • © 2011

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  1. Colin Read

    1. SUNY College, Plattsburgh, USA

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Timeline for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

    1. Timeline for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

      • Colin Read
      Pages 1-4

  3. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Colin Read
      Pages 5-8

  4. The Natural and Economic History of Oil

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. A Brief Natural History of Oil

      • Colin Read
      Pages 11-14

    3. The Science and Refining of Oil

      • Colin Read
      Pages 15-20

    4. Oil in Our Past and Present

      • Colin Read
      Pages 21-29

    5. Demand for Oil in Our Future

      • Colin Read
      Pages 30-36

    6. The Industry of Oil Extraction

      • Colin Read
      Pages 37-44

  5. The Uneasy Mix of Oil in Our Natural Environment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45
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    2. The Dirty Dozen before the Deepwater Horizon

      • Colin Read
      Pages 47-63

    3. The Case of the Exxon Valdez

      • Colin Read
      Pages 64-74

    4. A Brief History of Oil Rig Fires

      • Colin Read
      Pages 75-79

    5. Exploration, Drilling, and Extraction U.S. Environmental and Safety Records

      • Colin Read
      Pages 80-93

  6. The Macondo Prospect and What Went Wrong

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-95
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    2. The Macondo Prospect

      • Colin Read
      Pages 97-105

    3. What Went Wrong — A Congressional Perspective

      • Colin Read
      Pages 106-123

    4. Lessons for BP from More Considered Reviews

      • Colin Read
      Pages 124-137

    5. The Principal—Agent Problem and Transocean

      • Colin Read
      Pages 138-142

    6. The Management of Risk

      • Colin Read
      Pages 143-150
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The complete story of the devastating BP oil spill of 2010. The author puts forward an objective account of what happened, a documentation of the true costs, not the hyperbolic costs, and an explanation of the science and business of the spill and its remediation.

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  • SUNY College, Plattsburgh, USA

    Colin Read

About the author

COLIN READ is Professor of Economics and Finance at SUNY College at Plattsburgh, and a columnist for the Plattsburgh New York Press Republican newspaper. He has taught economics and finance for 25 years. His recent books include Global Financial Meltdown: How We Can Avoid the Next Economic Crisis, The Fear Factor and International Taxation Handbook (edited with G. Gregoriou). He has written dozens of papers on market failure, volatility, and housing markets, writes a monthly column in a business trade journal, and appears monthly on a local PBS television show to discuss the regional and national economy.

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