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  1. Offshore oil drilling in the United States

  2. What is offshore drilling • Oil rigs drill into trapped oil under oceans bottom • Created over one million years ago • One barrel = 42 gals • 19.4 of it gas

  3. Chart on oil imports

  4. Consumption • Chart?? • 25% consumed • Largest consumer • Oil stop-gap until renewable resources be come readily available • Oil used for lots of things

  5. Risks • Fire • Explosion • Collision • Falling objects/ Miscellaneous hazards

  6. Oil leak chart

  7. Safety acts • 1953 Submerged lands act and contintal shelf act • Prevents drilling a distance • 3 for most states • 9 for FL and TX • CLEAR act • Stronger safety • Contingency plan • Must have equipment readily a viable if spilled • Engineering assment

  8. Questions

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