The 14 chapters in this book focus on the effect that oil, oil and gas drilling and production have on the marine enviroment. The majority of the papers cited deal with oil spills and laboratory studies.
The results presented here constitute part of a wide-ranging research project carried out between 1992 and 1994, aiming to investigate the effects of offshore AGIP hydrocarbon production activities on the abiotic and biotic environments of the Adriatic
From the Abstract: “The effect of recent drilling operations (fluid and well cuttings) on polychaete feeding guilds from the continental shelf off Atlantic City, New Jersey, was examined.
This study reviews information on the composition, fate, and effects of the major discharges (drilling fluids, cuttings, and produced water) from offshore oil and gas platforms.
Kennicutt II, M. C., R. H. Green, P. Montagna, and P. F. Roscigno
From the Executive Summary: “The Gulf of Mexico Offshore Operations Monitoring Experiment (GOOMEX): Phase I was designed to assess the nature and extent of chronic sublethal effects associated with the exposure of marine organisms to contaminants at th
Jenkins, K. D., S. Howe, B. M. Sanders, and C. Norwood
From the Abstract: “In the Santa Barbara Channel significant increases in the accumulation of Ba were found in sediments down current from the well site after drilling.
Hartley, J., R. Trueman, S. Anderson, J. Neff, K. Fucik, and P. Dano
From the Abstract: "This report on the food chain effects of drill cuttings piles summarises current knowledge on the geochemistry of the piles, the biological contaminants present and their effects on organisms and the likely risk of hazards to human
Durrell, G., T. Roe-Utvik, S. Johnsen, T. Frost, and J. Neff
From the Abstract: “The oil companies operating in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea have conducted field studies since the mid-1990s to monitor produced water discharges to the ocean.
