Input of contaminants into the sea associated with offshore oil drilling and production include accidental spillage, discharge of cuttings and discharge of production water.
King, S. C., J. E. Johnson, M. L. Haasch, D. A. J. Ryan, J. T. Ahokas, and K. A. Burns
The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) conducted a pilot study around the Harriet A oil production platform on the Northwest Shelf of Australia.
Two fish species, cod and haddock have been sampled from five different regions in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, the Haltenbanken and the Barents Sea.
A review of the acute and chronic effects of produced formation water (PFW), drilling fluids (muds) including oil-based cutting muds, water-based cutting muds, ester-based cutting muds and chemical additives, and crude oils associated with offshore oil
Hernandez Arana, H. A., R. M. Warwick, M. J. Attrill, A. A. Rowden, and G. Gold-Bouchot
Considering the long history of oil extraction and the numerous platforms that exist in the southern Gulf of Mexico, a regional approach has been used to investigate the impact of oil-related activities on the macrobenthic community.
A comprehensive study of the drill cuttings pile at N W Hutton was undertaken in August, 1992. Fifty one welIs have been drilled in the field, mainly using mineral oil based drill fluids, with the cuttings discharged to sea.
Fish were collected near two actively drilling, petroleum-well platforms and from control areas near the Flower Garden Banks, a natural reef area in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico.
Discharges of contaminated drill cuttings have caused appreciable ecological change of the benthos adjacent to many oil and gas platforms in the North Sea.
The pressure for more energy demand is a strong driver for the construction of offshore oil and gas platforms. This also applies to the Adriatic Sea where, since 1960, several gas fields have been commissioned.
Gomiero, A., E. Volpato, C. Nasci, G. Perra, A. Viarengo, A. Dagnino, A. Spagnolo, and G. Fabi
As a consequence of the growing global demand of energy supplies, intense oil and gas exploration and exploitation programs have been carried out worldwide especially within the marine environments.
