Difference between revisions of "Oil drilling"
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[[Image:Petroleum_field_at_Moreni.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Oil drilling rigs (c. 1920)]] | [[Image:Petroleum_field_at_Moreni.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Oil drilling rigs (c. 1920)]] | ||
'''Oil drilling''' is the [[commerce|commercial]] activity of [[drill]]ing for, and exploiting [[subterranean]] [[petroleum]] or [[hydrocarbon]] [[resource]]s. | '''Oil drilling''' is the [[commerce|commercial]] activity of [[drill]]ing for, and exploiting [[subterranean]] [[petroleum]] or [[hydrocarbon]] [[resource]]s. | ||
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| + | For decades there has been a federal moratorium on new offshore oil drilling for much of the continental United States. In September 2008, under pressure by high oil prices and the status of drilling as a Presidential campaign issue, Democrats in Congress refrained from renewing the ban and allowed it to sunset. | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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| + | [http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/sep2008/2008-09-30-091.asp Congress Allows Offshore Oil Drilling Ban to Expire] | ||
[[Category:Industry]] | [[Category:Industry]] | ||
[[Category:Geology]] | [[Category:Geology]] | ||
Revision as of 19:08, October 4, 2008
Oil drilling is the commercial activity of drilling for, and exploiting subterranean petroleum or hydrocarbon resources.
For decades there has been a federal moratorium on new offshore oil drilling for much of the continental United States. In September 2008, under pressure by high oil prices and the status of drilling as a Presidential campaign issue, Democrats in Congress refrained from renewing the ban and allowed it to sunset.