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Because under the water, there is still solid rock, for 60 km, some of this rock contains oil, that's why offshore oil exploitation exists.

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Q: Why does oil come out of hole in ocean floor?
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How do you plug oil hole in ocean floor?

Seems to me you can drop huge boulders or rocks in that hole. Seems they can blast to collapse or cave in that hole


How oil gets into the ocean?

Oil gets into the ocean when there's a hole in the oil transportation(i.e holes in ships, or anything that transports oil).


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 are fossil fuels such as oil obtained from the ocean?

They are obtained by drilling a hole in the crust of the earth underneath the ocean.


Does the majority of the world's oil produced from ocean floor resources?

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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.


Is oil renewable or nonrenewable nonrenewable?

oil is renewable because is reproduce in the ocean floor or under ground


What is the Ocean floor depth at oil leak?

The current oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is from an oil well under 5,000 of water.


What energy do you get from the ocean?

Oil from underneath the ocean floor. Wave energy from waves. Wind turbines located off shore.