Download or read book The Pros and Cons of Offshore Drilling written by Alison Gaines and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offshore drilling is a controversial way of supplying the world with oil. Learn about how this energy technology developed, the risks and rewards of offshore drilling, and whether or not offshore drilling will be a part of the energy challenges of the future.

Download or read book The Pros and Cons of Offshore Drilling written by Alison Gaines and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offshore drilling is a controversial way of supplying the world with oil. Learn about how this energy technology developed, the risks and rewards of offshore drilling, and whether or not offshore drilling will be a part of the energy challenges of the future.

Download or read book Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon Blowout written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-03-02 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The blowout of the Macondo well on April 20, 2010, led to enormous consequences for the individuals involved in the drilling operations, and for their families. Eleven workers on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig lost their lives and 16 others were seriously injured. There were also enormous consequences for the companies involved in the drilling operations, to the Gulf of Mexico environment, and to the economy of the region and beyond. The flow continued for nearly 3 months before the well could be completely killed, during which time, nearly 5 million barrels of oil spilled into the gulf. Macondo Well-Deepwater Horizon Blowout examines the causes of the blowout and provides a series of recommendations, for both the oil and gas industry and government regulators, intended to reduce the likelihood and impact of any future losses of well control during offshore drilling. According to this report, companies involved in offshore drilling should take a "system safety" approach to anticipating and managing possible dangers at every level of operation-from ensuring the integrity of wells to designing blowout preventers that function under all foreseeable conditions-in order to reduce the risk of another accident as catastrophic as the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. In addition, an enhanced regulatory approach should combine strong industry safety goals with mandatory oversight at critical points during drilling operations. Macondo Well-Deepwater Horizon Blowout discusses ultimate responsibility and accountability for well integrity and safety of offshore equipment, formal system safety education and training of personnel engaged in offshore drilling, and guidelines that should be established so that well designs incorporate protection against the various credible risks associated with the drilling and abandonment process. This book will be of interest to professionals in the oil and gas industry, government decision makers, environmental advocacy groups, and others who seek an understanding of the processes involved in order to ensure safety in undertakings of this nature.

Download or read book Offshore Drilling written by Margaret Haerens and published by Greenhaven Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays debate the benefits, consequences, and government policies of offshore drilling.

Download or read book Is Offshore Oil Drilling Worth the Risks written by Hal Marcovitz and published by Referencepoint Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2010, the accident aboard the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil drilling rig killed 11 workers and dumped more than 200 million gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico. Through objective discussion, numerous direct quotes, and full-color illustrations this title examines What Are the Origins of the Offshore Oil Controversy? Is Americaÿs Energy Security Dependent on Offshore Oil? Can the Environment Recover From Offshore Drilling Accidents? Do the Economic Benefits of Offshore Drilling Outweigh Its Dangers? Can Offshore Drilling Be Made Safer?

Download or read book Investigation of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Prince William Sound Alaska written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Offshore Energy Resources and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Deep Water The Gulf Oil Disaster and the Future of Offshore Drilling Report to the President January 2011 written by National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Dril and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2011-05-24 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On April 20, 2010, the Macondo well blew out, costing the lives of 11 men, and beginning a catastrophe that sank the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig and spilled nearly 5 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The spill disrupted an entire region’s economy, damaged fisheries and critical habitats, and brought vividly to light the risks of deepwater drilling for oil and gas—the latest frontier in the national energy supply. Soon after, President Barack Obama appointed a seven-member Commission to investigate the disaster, analyze its causes and effects, and recommend the actions necessary to minimize such risks in the future. The Commission’s report offers the American public and policymakers alike the fullest account available of what happened in the Gulf and why, and proposes actions—changes in company behavior, reform of government oversight, and investments in research and technology—required as industry moves forward to meet the nation’s energy needs.

Download or read book Oil in Troubled Waters written by William R. Freudenburg and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In some coastal regions of the United States, such as western Louisiana, offshore oil development has long been welcomed. In others, such as northern California, it has been vehemently opposed. This book explores the reasons behind this paradox, looking at the people, the regions, and the issues in sociological and historical contexts. What has been in very short supply on this issue, as in a growing number of other cases of technological gridlock, is balanced analysis. That is what this book provides. The authors' case studies, derived from interviews with Louisiana and California residents and from environmental impact statements, demonstrate that easy answers are not the most valid ones. The region that should be considered unusual, they find, is coastal Louisiana, where historical, social, and environmental factors combine to favor the offshore oil industry. But this combination of factors, they argue, is unlikely to be found in other coastal regions of the U.S. in the near future.

Download or read book The Pros and Cons of Geothermal Power written by Angela Britcher and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geothermal power is a growing energy source. Learn about how this energy technology developed, the risks and rewards of geothermal power, and whether or not geothermal power will solve the energy challenges of the future.

Download or read book Civil Liability and Financial Security for Offshore Oil and Gas Activities written by Michael Faure and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 7.2.1.2 Application to Offshore-Related Risks

Download or read book Offshore Drilling written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Review of Offshore Oil and Gas Programs and Laws written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Offshore Energy Resources and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Offshore Oil Drilling at Santa Barbara written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Mines and Mining and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 1458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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