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The current oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is from an oil well under 5,000 of water.
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What zone of the ocean is the BP oil leak?
this oil leak is in the Gulf of Mexico
Why was the hibernia oil field made?
Because we need oil. So they created oil fields for easier oil production. The Ocean floor is the way you get oil, so the oil fields are attached to the Ocean floor.
Where do most oil spills in the oceans come from?
Ships using ocean water to wash their fuel tank-----------aplus c=3
Where do you find oil?
You normally find oil in the ground or under the ocean floor.
Where on the ocean floor does oil drilling take place?
Oil drilling often occurs on the seabed, that is, the very bottom of the ocean.
Engineers drill in the ocean floor for?
oil and natural gas
Why does people get the oil from under the ocean floor?
Because oil cost a lot of money.
How can oil leaks in the ocean be stopped?
Try using a tube puller to seal the leak.
What is the reason for not drilling more of your own oil in the gulf of Mexico?
Depth of the sea floor. For example at 30,000+ feet of depth, it becomes increasingly difficult to drill for oil on the open sea.
Does the majority of the world's oil produced from ocean floor resources?
FAlSE
How is fossil fuel oil stored?
Fossil Fuel Oil is stored in large tankers underneath the ocean right on the bottom of the ocean floor.
What happens in an oil leak?
It causes the oil to cover a huge part of the ocean/sea, and kills a lot of marine animals.
