Drilling

The BP oil spill, also known as the “Deepwater Horizon oil spill”, took place in the Gulf of Mexico, beginning on April 20, 2010. The BP owned Transocean- operated Macondo Prospect exploded and sunk. Oil spilled from this oil rig for 87 days until it was contained on July 15, 2010 but not official sealed until September 19, 2010. The United States Government predicted that about 4.9 million barrels of oil was spilled and that is about 210 million gallons. The oil spread around 2,500 to 68,000…

The cause of a leak that spilled more than 140,000 gallons of crude on the Santa Barbara was of external corrosion in May.The spill occurred after pumps on the Plains All American Pipeline. This is were shut down and restarted, sending a larger volume of oil surging through the 2-foot-wide pipe at higher pressure. This company is known with a history of violations. After the leak, the alarm in the system was sent off and did not shut down for about 30 minutes.State and federal prosecutors are…

Thousands upon thousands of animals. Soaked head to toe, in thick black pollution. Dying. Why? Because a large profit oil company, decided to cut costs. Because they were more concerned with money lying within the waters, than the animals who call them their home. A selfish act, some would say, is what took place at BP. An issue that started off local, but lead to global repercussions, the “BP Oil Spill”, better known as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, began on April 10th, 2010, and lasted…

Not Worth the Negative Environmental Effects Offshore oil drilling should not be carried on because it is too much of an environmental risk based on its’ harmful effect on marine ecosystems, climate, and coastal communities. First, offshore oil drilling should be stopped because it is a hazard to marine ecosystems. For example, “As of August 31, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon spill had killed 81 marine mammals, 5, 401 birds, and 553 sea turtles” (Mooney, 46). Oil spills kill thousands of birds…

luxuries. Offshore oil drilling is the method of which acquires the oil. This method has already begun in New Zealand. In spite of its significant importance in the world, this method to obtain oil creates more negative consequences, such as environmental pollution, than positive benefits, such as economic gain. Therefore, considering both the benefits and its consequences, this essay will discuss whether offshore drilling for oil in New Zealand is worth it? Offshore oil drilling offers New…

Polar Bears vs. Oil Drilling According to National Geographic in 2008, “The Endangered Species Act" has listed polar bears as threatened everywhere in the world they occur. Polar bears can only survive in areas where the oceans freeze" (National Geographic 2008). This decrease in population is a result of oil drilling in the arctic. The negative effects of oil drilling have spread to habitat loss, consumption of health declining chemicals, and impacts on polar bear family life/ birth rates.…

Plaintiff, JIM MANOS DRILLING AND PUMP, INC., a California corporation, a.k.a. MANOS PUMP SERVICE filed this action against Defendant, FELICITAS I. OCAMPO, after a failed attempt to drill a productive water well upon land titled in the name of FELICITAS I. OCAMPO (hereinafter Ms. Ocampo) in El Cajon in May 2015. After being presented with a bill for drilling services nearly double the written proposal accepted by Ms. Ocampo, and given that no written change order had been signed by Ms. Ocampo…

Should oil drilling be allowed off the coast of North Carolina? This question has sparked mass controversy not only in North Carolina but around the world. With population growth at an all-time high and demand for natural resources increasing rapidly, the race to energy security for our nation has escalated. In 2015, the Obama administration, declared the consideration of allowing offshore oil drilling off the coasts of Georgia, Virginia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. The U.S Department of…

Refuge. Those who seek to drill for oil and those who prohibit drilling. (649) The drilling is a confrontation between the United States economic needs versus the Arctic’s ecosystem’s needs. While most people say…

become a viable alternative to conventional drilling in certain situations because of its tremendous time reduction incentive (Leising and Newman, 1993; Yang…