Offshore drilling

An oil drilling platform off the coast of Santa Barbara, California – 6 December 2011

Offshore drilling is a process where oil and fossil fuels are drilled below the ocean or sea. This is very controversial as many believe it causes climate change and is harmful to the environment.^[1] This process began around 1981.^[2]

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Holstein, an oil drilling platform at Green Canyon in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 100 miles from land.
Offshore oil well drilling platform, Continental Oil Co., Gulf of Mexico, 1955.
Worker on an offshore drilling rig.
Offshore drilling rig, c. 1968.
Comparison of deepwater semi-submersible and drillship.
Types of offshore oil and gas structures.
Northstar Island, an artificial island in the Beaufort Sea north of Alaska, is a site of oil and gas drilling.
Being far from land can create many challenges, from logistics to safety concerns.