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Offshore Petroleum
In 1947, the first oil discovery drilled out of sight of land was completed off the coast of Louisiana. Notable offshore fields today are found in the North Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the Campos and Santos Basins off the coasts of Brazil, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, several fields off West Africa most notably west of Nigeria and Angola, as well as offshore fields in South East Asia and Sakhalin, Russia. Offshore oil production involves environmental risks, most notably oil spills from oil tankers or pipelines transporting oil from the platform to onshore facilities, and from leaks and accidents on the platform.
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Deep Water: The Gulf Oil Disaster and the...
Editor's Note: This article is excerpted directly from National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, "Deep Water: The Gulf Oil Spill and... More »
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Planning for the end of oil (7:23)
Date of Video: Feb. 2010 As the world's attention focuses on the perils of oil exploration, Richard Sears, an expert in developing new energy resources, talks about our... More »
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United States experience in the deepwater Gulf...
Presented by Carolita Kallaur, Associate Director, Minerals Management Service at the Institute of Petroleum's International Conference on Deepwater Exploration and Production in... More »
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Energy in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico has been a major supplier of oil and gas to America for nearly half a century. With declining production from its near-shore, shallow waters, energy... More »
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Deep natural gas in the Gulf of Mexico
As the United States continues to face increased demand for environmentally safe, clean energy resources, there are increasing calls to look for resources in places that have... More »
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History of offshore oil and gas in the United...
This video discusses the history of offshore oil drilling in the United States. It will be shown at NCSE's National Conference on Science, Policy, and the Environment: Our... More »
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Deepwater oil and gas systems
An offshore platform, often referred to as an oil platform or an oil rig, is a l?rge structure used in offshore drilling to house workers and machinery needed to drill wells in... More »
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Deepwater Gulf of Mexico oil reserves and...
***EXCERPT FROM MMS REPORT, Deepwater Gulf of Mexico 2009: Interim Report of 2008 Highlights*** For purposes of this article, deep water is defined as water depths... More »
A brief history of offshore oil drilling
Last Updated on 2013-03-18 at 01:16
Editor's Note: This article is excerpted directly from National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, "A Brief History of Offshore... More »
U.S. offshore oil and gas resources: prospects and...
Last Updated on 2012-10-22 at 14:48
Editor's Note: This article is excerpted directly from the Congressional Research Service Report for Congress, "U.S. Offshore Oil and Gas Resources: Prospects and... More »
United States experience in the deepwater Gulf of...
Last Updated on 2012-08-16 at 07:03
Presented by Carolita Kallaur, Associate Director, Minerals Management Service at the Institute of Petroleum's International Conference on Deepwater Exploration and Production in... More »
Deep Water: The Gulf Oil Disaster and the Future of...
Last Updated on 2012-08-16 at 07:00
Editor's Note: This article is excerpted directly from National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, "Deep Water: The Gulf Oil Spill and... More »
Arctic offshore oil exploration spill response planning
Last Updated on 2012-05-13 at 11:30
Worldwide, oil and gas companies are being forced by resource declines to drill in less accessible areas, and the Arctic is their newest frontier.
This article, written by... More »
America's Spill video
Last Updated on 2011-11-01 at 10:15
Watch this video on the connection between our demand for oil and the gulf spill at America's Spill.
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