Oil and Gas extraction industry - Developments due to ';green issue';?

I would like to know how the whole ';going green'; debate has affected an invasive industry such as oil and gas extraction. Are there any innovations that make it less invasive? Any regulations that companies can only extract so much? Do oil extracting companies follow a code of conduct?Oil and Gas extraction industry - Developments due to ';green issue';?
Yes there is. There is some amazing work being done here in Alaska where oil is really the lifeblood of the state. We have many oil producers here and the strictest of environmental standards and highest expectations of the oil producers to be good stewards of our land. One of the ways the producers are helping to keep the impact to a minimum is called directional drilling. It's a method where they set up a drilling rig on a very small parcel of land (the average is 40 acres) and the drill with 3 to 8 drill bits from the same rig. They can make the bits go in different directions and even reach oil that is 20 miles or more off the coast under the north Pacific ocean from a platform on land. The oil producers also have major programs to study wildlife and have biologists who's job it is to work with the State and federal government to assure the operations do not have any adverse affect on caribou, birds, polar bears, fish and any other wildlife. Many people are cynical and bash these oil companies but I can tell you from first hand experience they work really hard to do the best possible job and take the environmental concerns very seriously here in Alaska. People who care for the environment should want oil produced here because it's done cleaner here than any other place in the world.Oil and Gas extraction industry - Developments due to ';green issue';?
none whatsoever.





its all about you and me (the demand side of the equation). if we can reduce are use of fossil fuel then the oil and gas extraction people will not extract as much. however the population of the world is growing and the chinese and indians are starting to live like americans. the issue is PEAK OIL soon (right now), from what i hear, the pressure of oil underground is starting to go down so that means we wont be able to extract it as fast as we are right now. if this is indeed true then i think its fair to say that we are totally f***ed :)





enjoy life before heavy inflation and chaos hits
The lies of the greenies have caused price rises, shortages, and massive Additional costs of producing ENERGY.These nutters have no idea of the number of deaths their causing through green ideology.
some cars company's like Honda and Ford are trying to make car engines get a lot more millage with the gas.





or hybrids which run on e-85 which is only 15% gasoline.
They calculate how to extend the life of the oil well. Yes but mostly just to keep U supplied. These people are some of the best Eng there are so they are trying every thing to keep us supplied.
Is this a homework question????