• 1.3 trillion barrels of oil are under the ocean -- Undeveloped petroleum reserves under the ocean could quadruple world reserves and give us a 250-year supply of oil on this planet. Popular (Added: 27-May-2003 Hits: 2572 Rating: 4.45 Votes: 9) Rate It

• Bush Reverses View Of California Offshore Oil Ban -- The Bush administration says it will not appeal a court decision that upheld California's right to ban oil and gas exploration in federal waters off the central coast of the state. (Added: 25-Aug-2003 Hits: 942 Rating: 5.50 Votes: 2) Rate It

• Canada looks at allowing Pacific offshore drilling -- The Canadian government has given a boost to efforts to allow offshore drilling on its Pacific coast, saying it would study lifting a 1972 moratorium on exploration in the region. (Added: 25-Aug-2003 Hits: 543 Rating: 4.00 Votes: 3) Rate It

• Dept. of Interior: Off Shore Drilling Milestones (Added: 12-Aug-2003 Hits: 596 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

• Dept. of Interior: Off Shore Drilling Statistics (Added: 12-Aug-2003 Hits: 848 Rating: 9.50 Votes: 2) Rate It

• Drilling Deep Below The Ocean's Floor -- With crude oil selling at up to $30 a barrel, oil companies are going to ocean depths previously unheard of in the search for new supplies. Their quest would have been financially impractical when crude prices were low just a few years ago. (Added: 20-May-2003 Hits: 888 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Feds cut back inspections of oil platforms off California coast -- Federal regulators have cut inspections of oil platforms off the California coast by more than half in the last six months, angering environmentalists who say the cuts endanger the shoreline and workers. (Added: 29-Aug-2003 Hits: 401 Rating: 1.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

• Industry Data on Offshore Oil Drilling (Added: 8-Aug-2003 Hits: 784 Rating: 1.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

• Offshore drilling history and facts (Added: 12-Aug-2003 Hits: 1062 Rating: 6.00 Votes: 4) Rate It

• Offshore Magazine (Added: 8-Aug-2003 Hits: 300 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling -- "While oiled wildlife graphically reflects the catastrophic threats of offshore oil and gas drilling operations, other consequences abound as well. All endanger marine wildlife, fishers, Native people, and others who live, work, or play on our oceans." (Added: 27-May-2003 Hits: 875 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

• Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling -- Congress has consistently recognized the environmental sensitivity of much of our coastline with a moratorium on drilling leases. Areas currently protected include all unleased tracts on the entire U.S. West Coast, the East Coast, Southwestern Florida (south of 26 degrees north latitude), and Bristol Bay in Alaska. However, despite the fact that 60 percent of all undiscovered oil resources are in the Gulf of Mexico, there is a persistent pressure to drill around Alaska. (Added: 5-Jun-2003 Hits: 696 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Oil Drilling has Damaging Effect on Sea Fish Ability to Reproduce -- "Bad news: it's boom time for fish The North Sea oil industry may be disrupting the ability of fish such as cod to reproduce because of the "gender-bender" chemicals released when oil is extracted from the seabed, new research suggests." (Added: 28-May-2003 Hits: 974 Rating: 7.00 Votes: 3) Rate It

• President Clinton extends moratorium on offshore oil drilling -- (1998) "President Clinton signed an order extending a ban on most offshore oil drilling for 10 years and permanently protecting national marine sanctuaries from oil and gas drilling." (Added: 27-May-2003 Hits: 212 Rating: 1.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

• Senate Approves Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration -- The Senate has voted to keep a provision within its version of the Energy bill that calls for a comprehensive inventory of the nation's offshore oil and gas resources. Critics of the measure fear it is the first step toward lifting a 20 year ban on offshore drilling in many of the nation's coastal waters and could harm the environment and the economies of affected coastal states. (Added: 22-Aug-2003 Hits: 257 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

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