Business Ethics: Deepwater Final Simulation Report

Deepwater A Competitive Business Ethics Simulation Game

© 2013 Wayne F. Buck | R2 Simulation Technologies

To: All offshore rig managers

From: Zelda Diego

Subject: Expense Reductions

Competitive pressures and the need to boost the company's stock price have forced the company to

order a reduction in variable operating expenses. Effectively immediately, your maintenance and safety

spending is capped at $8.00 per barrel for maintenance and $1,200,000 per round for safety spending.

These spending limitations have been implemented online. You will not be able to enter spending

decisions in excess of the amounts indicated above.

Reminder: As always, the company's priority is safety. I'm confident that with your hard work and

ingenuity you will be able to meet these challenging expense targets while remaining competitive and

without sacrificing safety.

Zelda Diego CFO