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The AAPG/Datapages Combined Publications Database
Houston Geological Society Bulletin
Abstract
Abstract: The Compatibility of the Offshore Oil Industry
and the Marine Environment
By
The strong feeling against the oil industry's offshore operations by the general
public is basically unjustified. The general public has based its opinion on inaccurate
reporting and this is what must be corrected. The offshore oil industry and the industries
which derive their livelihood from the sea are actually allies in the common
pursuit of the ocean's natural resources. The offshore oil industry does strive to be,
and is, more than compatible. It is, on the other hand, inherently beneficial to most
of these opposing interests. Personal observations over the past several years, beneath
platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, show that each production platform becomes an
individual artificial reef and, as such, attracts tremendous numbers of marine life. Over
2,800 of the artificial reefs now stand in the Louisiana waters, placed there by oil
companies. These have caused a changing ecology in the Gulf of Mexico that has
produced a fantastic accumulation of fish life. People connected with the sea, which
include opposition in other areas, have received the associated rewards.
Colored slides and movies taken during scuba dives are presented that show how
flora and fauna collect on progressively older platforms and how they attract fish life End_of_Record - Last_Page 5---------------