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offshore drilling

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


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Notes

Public debate about offshore drilling concentrates on the possibility that large oil spills will occur, with subsequent damage to the coastal environment.
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Once they鈥檙e ensconced in San Simeon鈥檚 115-room Casa Grande, the Trump brothers could make Dad proud by dismantling the state鈥檚 pesky coastal commission, expanding offshore drilling and bringing a touch of the Atlantic City experience to the West Coast.

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Shell, which has been pushing to sell its assets in the West African country to focus on offshore drilling and onshore gas, has indicated it will defend the claims.

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This week, environmentalists carrying homemade signs and a large banner reading 鈥淔ight Offshore Drilling鈥 protested at a commission meeting in San Diego.

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Seven offshore drilling rigs stand in the vicinity, with three permanently shuttered, and four temporarily out of operation.

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In a video interview posted to X, Baugh said he doesn鈥檛 think there needs to be more offshore drilling, particularly off the Orange County coast.

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