Isiphakamiso esinamandla sikaMongameli uBarack Obama sokuthi i-BP yamukele icala ngomonakalo eyawudala eGulf kwaba ingqophamlando ekusingatheni kwabaphathi inhlekelele ye-BP. Nokho, cishe njengayo yonke enye into ehlobene nenhlekelele ye-BP, kubukeka sengathi imibiko emihle yokuqala ifihle amaqiniso akhathazayo.
Yebo, i-BP idala isikhwama sokuthembana esingu-$20 billion. Kodwa njengoba imigomo ye-trust fund isisesidlangalaleni, kuyabonakala ukuthi kunezinkinga ezinkulu abaphathi okumele bazifune zilungiswe.
Uhlelo lwe-BP lufaka uhulumeni njengozakwethu obonakalayo ekukhiqizeni uwoyela negesi e-Gulf, futhi inkampani isebenzisa lobo budlelwano ukuze izivikele ekujezisweni. Kungase kunikeze uhulumeni isisusa sezimali ukuze abe umgqugquzeli omkhulu nakakhulu wokumbiwa kukawoyela ogwini lolwandle eGulf - iphutha elibulalayo leMinerals Management Service ngesikhathi senhlekelele ye-BP. I-BP ibonakala ihlele isikhwama ikakhulukazi ukuze silinganisele icala laso emacaleni omphakathi kanye nokubalekela ukuziphendulela.
Okokuqala, isikhwama se-trust sibonakala sifinyelela ku-$20 billion - ngokuphambene nalokho umqondisi wesikhwama u-Ken Feinberg athe ukuqonda kwakhe izinhlelo ze-BP.
Okubi nakakhulu, amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-20 ngeke ehliswe nje kuphela ngezinkokhelo eziyalelwe yi-Feinberg kulabo abahlukumezekile ngokomnotho ngenxa ye-gusher kawoyela, kodwa ngokubuyiselwa kwempendulo yezwe neyendawo, ukulimala kwemithombo yemvelo kanye nezinkokhelo ngokulandela isenzo sesigaba nezinye izenzo zomphakathi. imiklomelo.
Lolu hlelo lushiya imali engaphansi kwezigidigidi ezingu-20 zamaRandi ukuze kunxeshezelwe abantu ngabanye namabhizinisi ngokulahlekelwa kwabo kwezomnotho - okungenzeka ukuthi ibashiye bengakwazi ukushintsha.
Okwesibili, i-BP ihlose ukwenza inkampani engaphansi engenazo izimpahla ezibonakalayo ngaphandle kwamafutha e-Gulf eqashisa iqembu elibhekene nokukhokha zonke izindleko ze-gusher kawoyela. Inkampani eyenza izinkokhelo esikhwameni se-trust yi-BP Exploration & Production, Inc., inkampani ephethwe ngokuphelele ye-BP America Production, yona eyingxenye ye-BP Company North America, engaphansi kwe-BP Corporation North America, inkampani ephethwe yi-BP Corporation North America. ye-BP America, Inc., engaphansi kwenkampani engumzali wokugcina i-BP plc
Ucwaningo lwethu lubonisa ukuthi i-BP Exploration & Production, Inc. ibandakanyeka kuphela eGulf of Mexico ekuhloleni nasekukhiqizeni uwoyela negesi ogwini lolwandle. Ngamanye amazwi, i-BP ihlongoza ukukhokha izikweletu zayo kusukela enhlekeleleni yase-Gulf kuphela ngemali engenayo evela ekukhiqizweni kukawoyela negesi e-Gulf.
I-BP Exploration & Production Inc. iyinkampani engaphansi ebisebenzisa umshini wokuhlola i-Deepwater Horizon. UMnyango Wezobulungiswa kanye nezinye izinhlaka zikahulumeni nezikahulumeni kungenzeka ukuthi zigxile ezinqubweni zobugebengu nezomphakathi ngokumelene nalolu phiko. Manje, lezo zinsolo zobugebengu zingavinjwa iqiniso lokuthi le nkampani engaphansi efanayo inesibopho sokukhokha ku-trust fund.
Uhulumeni uzobe emadolonzima ukudlulisa izijeziso ezinzima ku-BP - njengokuyivala kuzo zonke izivumelwano zokuqashisa eGulf - uma isikhwama sabahlukunyezwa sithembele emalini ye-BP's Gulf.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, lolu hlelo ludala ukungqubuzana kwezintshisekelo nesibopho sikahulumeni sokuphoqelela imithetho eqinile yokuphepha emithonjeni ye-BP eGulf of Mexico. Sebezihlonze izinkinga ezinkulu zokuphepha kweminye imithombo ye-BP esifundeni. Kodwa ukwephula ubudedengu be-BP kungase kubeke engozini ikhono le-BP Exploration & Production Inc. ukwenza izinkokhelo esikhwameni se-trust.
Okwesithathu, i-trust fund izophelelwa yisikhathi ngo-April 30, 2016, futhi abaphathiswa bayo banamathuba alinganiselwe kuphela okwandisa umnqamulajuqu. Usuku olunjalo lokuphelelwa yisikhathi kungenzeka luvimbe ukuhlolwa okwanele komonakalo wesikhathi eside wezempilo, umnotho kanye nemithombo yemvelo. Izisulu akufanele ziphoqwe ukuthi zenze isivumelwano ngaphambi kokuthi zazi ukuthi zilinyazwe kabi kangakanani.
Okwesine, isivumelwano sokuthembana asinazo izidingo zokudalula. Eqinisweni, isho ngokuqondile ukuthi abaphathiswa "ngeke kudingeke ukuthi banikeze noma imaphi ama-akhawunti onyaka noma amanye ezikhathi ezithile" ngaphandle kwalawo agunyazwe umthetho we-Delaware trust. U-Feinberg angakwazi ukubhekana nale nkinga ngokwengxenye ngokubeka obala ngezenzo zakhe.
Kodwa u-Feinberg cishe akanalo ulwazi olubalulekile - okuhlanganisa idatha yezinkokhelo ezenziwe ngezinjongo ngaphandle kokwanelisa izimangalo azixazululayo.
Azikho izaba zokungakhi izinga eliphezulu lokubonisa izinto esivumelwaneni sokuthembana. Kube nezimfihlo ezingaphezu kokwanele mayelana nokungaphathwa kahle kwe-BP kwale nkinga.
I-BP ifune ukugcina ukulawula impendulo yenhlekelele kuzo zonke izigaba. Nakuba kubonakala sengathi azikhohlisi izindleko zokuzihalalisela ngezikhangiso ze-TV mayelana nemizamo yayo emihle kanye nokukhathazeka okujulile nge-ecosystem ye-Gulf nabantu abathembele kuyo, i-BP ihlanganise cishe yonke into eyithintile lapha.
Izinto zaba ngcono kuphela lapho uhulumeni egcizelela ukuthi aqondise okwenzekayo.
Manje, i-BP ihlose ukulawula imigomo yenkokhelo nenhlawulo. Njengakho konke okwafika ngaphambili, lokhu kuyinkinga yomphakathi. Idinga ukuxoxisana nabaphathi.
Ayikho indlela elula yokuhlanza iGulf. Kodwa kulula ngokwanele ukuhlanza ukungcola kwesivumelwano sokuthembana.
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