Ethics Case Study Essay

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Ethics Case Study Chaim Rosen The University of Texas at Austin Ethics Case Study At the end of my first year at Turner Operating, the CEO of the company, Mr. Turner, decided to retire and sell the business to Champion Energy. Over the past year, I have developed close relationships with many of my coworkers at Turner Operating and would like to continue working with them at Champion Energy if possible. As part of the new engineer training program of Turner Operating, I was recently assigned to work in Pampa, Texas with Joe as my shadowee. I followed him the first two weeks and was approved to work on my own after that. Unfortunately, an abnormally high pressure at the forty-first well caused a minor oil …show more content…

As stated in NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers (2007), it is the responsibility of engineers to “conduct themselves honorably, responsibly, ethically, and lawfully so as to enhance the honor, reputation, and usefulness of the profession” (para. 2). The reason that engineers are highly respected in our society is that people understand that the decisions taken by engineers could affect the fates or even lives of millions of people, and they expect great things from engineers. Working in the field for the past year, I see how we petroleum engineers work hard to secure the energy supply for our society. On the other hand, I also know how not following the rules or not taking the safety measures seriously could cause immense damage. According to Meigs (2016), It was “years of cutting corners” that leads to crises like the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (para. 1). Therefore, to avoid being involved in those unwanted situations, I must hold myself to the highest ethical standards and honestly report this matter to

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