offshore drilling

1. The operation of oil wells on the continental shelf , sometimes in water hundreds of feet deep.

Notes

Public debate about offshore drilling concentrates on the possibility that large oil spills will occur, with subsequent damage to the coastal environment.

Example Sentences

But 81% support offshore drilling, 90% support the death penalty and 57% are against affirmative action.

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But Landrieu says the White House moratorium on deepwater offshore drilling is a huge mistake.

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Then, this March, Obama joined that chorus by allowing offshore drilling.

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Melancon has enthusiastically backed legislation expanding offshore drilling to new areas in recent years.

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If only the president had shut down Interior's Mineral Management Service instead of opening up new offshore drilling sites.

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