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The Risk of Offshore Drilling for Oil and Gas

Understand the effects of offshore drilling on marine life, economy, and environment, with a focus on spills, pollution, and economic repercussions. Discover the arguments for and against drilling to make an informed stance.

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The Risk of Offshore Drilling for Oil and Gas

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  1. The Risk of Offshore Drilling for Oil and Gas By: John Malley, William Nieves, Kevin Perez, Reilly Peters

  2. What is Offshore Drilling • Extraction process where companies access oil deposits under the ocean floor • Mostly placed over the continental shelf but can be located in other areas • Many Different Types including: • Drilling Barges • Jack-up rigs • Drill Ships

  3. Brief History of Offshore Drilling • 1897 a California businessman built a 300 foot peer into the ocean and began drilling in the Summerland oil field and produced great results • 1911 Gulf refining company attempted to abandon the piers and drill from barges over the top of the the deposits • This process was extremely successful and changed the future of offshore drilling in a major way • 1950’s the jack up rig had been introduced and became more popular. • With the end of the World war’s the oil drilling industry began to boom in a major way.

  4. Effects of Offshore Drilling • Pollution is eminent due to: • Spillage • Fires aboard the rig • Abandonment of rigs • Who/What is effected • Humans • Birds • Fish and other Marine Life • Also Consider the Economic impacts of the cleanup efforts and loss of product for seafood companies.

  5. Deepwater Horizon Spill • In 2010 a BP oil drilling rig had an incident and leaked around 210 MILLION gallons of oil into the gulf of Mexico • This Spill affected an estimated: • 82,000 birds • 6,000 Sea turtles • 29,500 Marine Mammals • 500 Species of Fish • Other invertebrates and Plant Spicies • The cost of clean up for this spill was an estimated $62 BILLION

  6. Deepwater Horizon Spill Cont.

  7. For Offshore Drilling • Those who are for offshore drilling say that it aids in lowering gas and oil prices • They also claim that it will diminish our dependency on foreign oil and help the United States get closer to complete energy independency • Forbes says that the oil drilling industry produced around $27 Billion in revenues in 2017 • Another point for pro offshore drilling is the amount of jobs created with more of these drill sites being created

  8. Against Offshore Drilling • The Pollution that comes from the oil rigs is extremely dangerous and does not only affect the marine life but birds and humans as well. • Not only is spillage dangerous but when rigs catch fire it pollutes the atmosphere aswell • Claims that we need to see more than just money and need to think about the long term effects of this • Oil Spills and pollution affects the seafood industry in a negative way • Seafood industry accounts for about $290 Million in sales and$105 Million in revenue • The cost to clean up spills and pollution is devastating and can cost the united states greatly in the long run

  9. Economic Impacts • As previously stated the Commercial Seafood industry accounts for about $290 Million in sales and$105 Million in revenue. • If a spill occurs or the pollution in general kills off or relocates marine life this industry will take a huge hit • The cost of cleaning spills and the relief efforts cost the government and other companies a significant amount of money

  10. Our Position • As a group we are against off shore drilling for the following reasons: • The harm that the pollution and spills have on marine life, this is their ecosystem that is being slowly destroyed. • The affect it can have on a huge industry and that it could negatively impact the economy • The potential health impacts it can have on humans considering we eat the fish and seafood that may be contaminated • The impact that fires and off gassing may have on earths atmosphere.

  11. Works Cited • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill#Deepwater_Horizon_drilling_rig • https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/public_lands/energy/dirty_energy_development/oil_and_gas/gulf_oil_spill/a_deadly_toll.html • https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/07/14/bp-deepwater-horizon-costs/87087056/ • https://www.nrdc.org/experts/franz-matzner/offshore-drilling-dirty-dangerous-and-unnecessary • https://aoghs.org/offshore-history/offshore-oil-history/ • https://petrowiki.org/History_of_offshore_drilling_units

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