Analysis Of The Montara Wellhead Platform Drill Rig Owned...

At 5:30am WA time on the 21st of August 2009 the Montara wellhead platform drill rig owned by PTTEP Australasia suffered a well head accident, resulting in the uncontrolled discharge of oil and gas. This discharge was stopped 2 months later on the 3rd November 2009 (Government, 2013). The devastation that this oil caused in 2 months was outrages, resulting in the destruction of ecosystems and surrounding villages to perish overtime. The following will analysis the perspectives of three major stake holders, the Australian government, PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) Australasia and the people of West Timor, and explain how the common good is of relevance to this issue. The principle off the common good is littered throughout history. One prominent description of the common good is the social conditions that permit people to be able to reach their full potential as well as realizing their human dignity (William J. Byron, 1998). Another describes the common good as the â€Å"moral formula for the greatest good for all† (Kelly Jones, 1996). Pope Paul VI described the common good slightly differently as where †every social group must take account of the needs and appropriate aspirations of other groups, and even of the over-all welfare of the entire human family† (Pope Paul VI, 1965). The issue of the Montara oil spill is of great relevance to the common good because various stakeholders were involved and negatively affected. To reach a solution that results in the greatest