6.5 Deep Water Oil

Question 1

What is Deep Water Oil

Answer 1

Oil and gas that is found well offshore and at considerable oceanic depths

Question 2

How is Deep Water Oil Extracted

Answer 2

Drilling takes place from ocean rigs

Since Deepwater Horizon incident (2010), new tech improvements and regulations

e.g Remotely operating underwater robots that can seal a leak within 45 sec

Question 3

Where in the World is Deep Water Oil Being Exploited Most

Answer 3

Gulf of Mexico, where one of largest and deepest oil field is

Question 4

Deep Water Oil Pros

Answer 4

By 2020, Petrobras aims to raise production to 500,000 barrels of oil a day

Question 5

Deep Water Oil Cons

Answer 5

Coastal pollution. Gas and oil reservoirs contain huge amounts of toxic, flammable and explosive gases

Since 2006 discovery in Brazil, once scenic coast between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo been disfigured by refineries and bases that serve the oil and gas fields more than 200km offshore