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Debate over the environmental effects of offshore oil production has been continuing ever since the concept of drilling at sea was introduced. On the one hand, there are those who wish to protect the environment from unreasonable assault and, on the other hand, there are pressures to produce more oil and to produce it as inexpensively as possible. In the United States, the latter concern has been compounded by a realization of the problems which can result from overdependence upon imported oil.
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Middleditch, B.S., Gallaway, B.J. (1981). Prologue. In: Middleditch, B.S. (eds) Environmental Effects of Offshore Oil Production. Marine Science, vol 14. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1110-2_1
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