BP (British Petroleum) SuccessStory

The company has also been involved in some of the major environmental incidents in the history. One of the major incidents was the Texas City Refinery explosion in the year 2005. Another incident was the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the year 2010. It was the largest incident in which the oil was released into the marine water. It resulted in many environmental consequences later on. The company has around 83, 900 employees as of 2013. There are two main business units in the company. One segment is called as Upstream and the other one is called Downstream. The major operations of the company operate in many countries across the globe, including Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North& South America. 

The major business segments of the company include oil and natural gas, oil refining and marketing, low carbon energy, etc. The company adopted many major branding techniques, but suffered a serious negative public image after one of the largest environmental incidents occurred due to the giant.

Apart from the success of the company, the oil giant has also seen major breakdowns in its history. It was involved in some of the major air pollutants violations. BP also suffered from the case filed by 95 farmers of Columbia for the damage caused due to Ocensa Pipeline. There were some of the health and safety violations as well. Some of unsafe operations in the company’s refinery in Ohio were also reported and filed.

The environmental incidents have caused some of the major effects on the human health so far. The workers involved in the cleaning process are the most suffered from these incidents.