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How safe are we from spills caused by OCS oil and gas activities?

April 26, 2017activities caused Gas OCS Oil safe spills

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How safe are we from spills caused by OCS oil and gas activities?

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The offshore energy industry has a remarkable safety record – two major hurricanes passed through the Gulf of Mexico in 2005 without causing a single significant spill from an OCS well. Natural cracks in the seabed cause oil seeps that are 150 times larger in volume than oil spilled due to OCS oil and gas activities.