Petroleum

Read the articles listed below. Copy the questions on a separate word document and answer the questions as you read.

http://www.livescience.com/environment/080625-oil-drilling.html
http://www1.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED//projects/tedcross/xoilpr15.htm#r3 (TED stands for Trade and
Environmental Database)

1. What tools do petro geologists use to determine if an area might contain petroleum?
2. What damage might this technique have on the environment?
3. What was the important statement made in the article concerning recovery of ecosystems in Prince William Sound?
4. What is the reality of the impact of future drilling in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge on the price of gasoline at the pump?
5. Describe the impact of drilling for oil in Ecuador has had on human health, on the Rain forests.
6. Describe the impact of burning “waste” natural gas on villages in Nigeria.
7. What industries have been disrupted in Columbia by oil drilling and exploration?
8. What is the danger to pipelines in Azerbaijan, due to the unstable political climate?
9. What is the major problem associated with oil reserves in Kazakhstan?
10. What has been the impact of tanker traffic through the Mediterranean?

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