offshore drilling
Seabed petroleum extraction
Offshore drilling is the extraction of oil or natural gas from beneath the ocean floor.
Drilling platforms or rigs operate in waters ranging from shallow coastal areas to deep sea locations miles from shore.
The practice generates controversy over environmental risks—particularly oil spills—balanced against energy production needs: The BP disaster renewed debate over offshore drilling regulations.
- natural gasSubterranean hydrocarbon fuel
- crude oilUnrefined fossil fuel
- Deepwater HorizonFailed offshore drilling platform
- oil slickFloating layer of crude
- spill cleanupRemoving accidentally shed liquid
extraction · petroleum · hydrocarbons · deep water · oil exploration · environmental impact · oil spill response · oil rigs · oil · continental shelf · territorial waters · deposit · claim · blowout · fossil fuels · energy independence · seabed · wellhead
- energyelectricity, power, oil, fuel, gas
- maritimeships, ship, boat, boats, anchors
- AlaskaFairbanks, Juneau, Denali, Sitka, Kodiak
- petroleumcrude oil, crude, petroleum, oil wells, oil fields
- dangerous jobsfirefighting, bomb disposal, crab fishing, oil rigs, demolition
- extractionexcavation, distillation, filtration, extraction, pumping
offshore drillingrenewable energy
Self-replenishing natural power
solar power · wind energy · offshore wind farms · hydroelectric power · geothermal energy
offshore drillingmarine conservation
Protecting sea environments
ocean preservation · environmental protection · marine sanctuaries · wildlife refuges · rewilding
drill, mining, drilling, ashore, drilled, drills, offshore, driller, onshore