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IntroductionThe extraction of oil shoreward has been ongoing for several(prenominal) decades. Offshore oil extraction is a process that began decades after onshore exploration had begun. For many years, scientists and the oil companies were certain that the exploration and outturn of oil colour from deep-water formations would not incur any sort of environmental damages. some(prenominal) decades later, scientists learned new information from monitoring programs and research studies that offshore boring did cause effects on the health of benthic organisms and other leatherneck fauna in the proximity of offshore platform rigs. This paper studies the consequences of offshore platform rigs on marine organisms and wildlife from the perspectives of what causes environmental degradation offshore, the issues pertaining to marine life, and the injury incurred by oil exploration and outturn (E & P). This paper begins with a shortened explanation of how the oil industry works and how a well is chosen, drilled, and endue into production. Subsequently, I present the four major externalities from offshore oil E & P (1) drilling muds and cuttings, (2) waters, (3) chronic oil spills, and (4) possible socio-economic disturbances. The final parting of this research study presents concluding remarks. Quick overview of oil Exploration and productionOil companies performing exploration and production services belong in the upstream area of the business. Upstream oil companies such as Exxon, Shell, and BP, among others, undertake the services from service companies to perform the actual drilling of the well. Pride world-wide, Halliburton, baker and BJ are a few major service companies. Pride International performs drilling worldwide, both onshore and offsho... ...Milligan/Milligan_e.htmlNational Ocean and Atmospheric boldness Ocean Report Offshore oil and gas Available at url http//www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov/oceanreport/oilandgas.htmlSouthward, J. A. An Ecologist s View of the Implications of the Observed Physiological and Biochemical Effects of oil colour Compounds on Marine Organisms and Ecosystems Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. serial B, Biological Sciences, Vol. 297, No. 1087. (Jun. 1982) Pages 241-254.Travers, B. W. and Luney, R. P. Drilling tankers, and oil spills on the Atlantic outside Continental Shelf Science, New Series, Vol. 194, No. 4267. (Nov. 19, 1976), 791-796.UNEP IE and The E & P Forum (Oil Industry International Exploration and Production Forum) Joint way out Environmental Management in oil and gas exploration and production E&P Forum/UNEP IE 1997.