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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Ecology and Life Safety</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Ecology and Life Safety</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Экология и безопасность жизнедеятельности</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-2310</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2408-8919</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">14453</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Articles</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Статьи</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">OILSPILL RESPONSE ON THE WESTERN REGION OF GHANA: ENVIRONMENTAL MANEGEMENT PROBLEMS</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>ЛИКВИДАЦИЯ РАЗЛИВОВ НЕФТИ В ЗАПАДНЫХ РАЙОНАХ ГАНЫ: ПРОБЛЕМЫ УПРАВЛЕНИЯ ОКРУЖАЮЩЕЙ СРЕДОЙ</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Doris</surname><given-names>Baah</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Дорис</surname><given-names>Баах</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>-</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Kharlamova</surname><given-names>M</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Харламова</surname><given-names>М</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>-</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Российский университет дружбы народов</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2016-12-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>12</month><year>2016</year></pub-date><issue>3</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">NO3 (2016)</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">№3 (2016)</issue-title><fpage>83</fpage><lpage>92</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2016-12-08"><day>08</day><month>12</month><year>2016</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2016, Doris B., Kharlamova M.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2016, Дорис Б., Харламова М.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2016</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Doris B., Kharlamova M.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Дорис Б., Харламова М.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/ecology/article/view/14453">https://journals.rudn.ru/ecology/article/view/14453</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en">The research project attempted to investigate, examine, highlight, and understand if prevention of oil spill is better than cure (in management system terms with regards to two oil companies), to ascertain whether improving maintenance and control of facilities goes a long way to reduce the cost of managing oil and gas spillage while evaluating the post spill impacts on the western regional people of Ghana.This research study was a combination of both qualitative and quantitative research methods. Personal interviews, Observation and Report reviewing were the qualitative research methods that were employed in collecting data. In addition, Questionnaires were the primary quantitative instrument employed in collecting data from the forty five (45) subjects chosen by the researcher for the study.However, after analyzing and interpreting the collected information and literature, the researchers discovered that although the circumstances surrounding a spill incident are complex and unique, the primary cause of oil spillage in the western region is the failures of the oil companies. Corporate culture remains one that is embedded in risk-taking and cost-cutting. Perhaps there is no clear-cut “evidence” that someone in these companies or in the well- project makes a conscious decision to put costs before safety.</abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru">В исследовательском проекте предпринята попытка ответить на вопрос о том, являются ли меры по предотвращению разливов нефти эффективнее, чем ликвидация последствий (на примере анализа системы экологического менеджмента двух нефтяных компаний). Чтобы установить это, необходимо было также ответить на вопрос: так ли необходимо постоянно улучшать техническое обслуживание и контроль объектов, чтобы снизить затраты на предотвращение утечек нефти, или дешевле продолжать ликвидировать и оценивать последствия воздействия разливов на жителей западных регионов Ганы. В исследовании использованы качественные и количественные методы оценки, а также проведен анализ данных анкетирования жителей (всего опрошено 45 респондентов), наблюдений, обзоров и отчетов о состоянии окружающей среды. После анализа и интерпретации собранной информации и литературных данных, установлено, что все случаи разливов нефти в западных регионах Ганы прямо или косвенно связаны с деятельностью нефтяных компаний, хотя в каждом конкретном случае необходимо учитывать сложность и уникальность сложившихся обстоятельств. Корпоративный подход в двух изученных компаниях основан на вложениях в рискованные решения, направленные в основном на снижение затрат. Конечно, нет четких «доказательств», что кто-то в этих компаниях принимает сознательные решения о снижении расходов за счет безопасности.</trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>oil spill</kwd><kwd>economic and ecological damage</kwd><kwd>monitoring and control</kwd><kwd>polluter pay principle</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>разлив нефти</kwd><kwd>экономический и экологический ущерб</kwd><kwd>мониторинг и контроль</kwd><kwd>принцип «загрязнитель платит»</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Amoako-Tuffour, Joe How Ghana Plans to Manage its Petroleum Revenues. A Step towards Transparency, Accountability and Governance Standards: Institute of Economic Affairs, Ghana (IEA Monograph, No. 26). 2010.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B2"><label>2.</label><mixed-citation>Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Anadarko Main Page. 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