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Offshore oil drilling especially deep water drilling as evidenced by the BP oil catastrophe.
Loss of Brown Pelicans now an endangered species.
Danjanks gave the following answer in the discussion area, moved to here:
One of the major environmental problems in the Gulf of Mexico is the "dead zone." It is an area the size of New Jersey where fish and many other aquatic species cannot survive. They will die because there is no oxygen in the water. It is caused by over fertilization.
The excess fertilizer that gets washed away from farm fields travels to the Mississippi river. It acts as a pump, dumping massive amounts of excess fertilizer into the Gulf of Mexico.
The high level of nitrogen found in fertilizer causes large amounts of plankton to grow. The sudden burst of plankton growth, also called plankton plumes, blocks any light from reaching plant growth on the ocean floor and kills it.
When the plankton die they fall to the bottom where they are eaten by decomposers. The decomposers take in oxygen and release CO2 into the water. I believe you call that respiration. The decomposers that eat all the plankton suck up so much oxygen that nothing can survive. They call areas where this has happened a dead zone.
One is located in the Gulf of Mexico and it's the size of New Jersey.
What else can I help you with?
Is oil drilling allowed in the gulf of Mexico?
currently no
The US tried to settle a dispute on oil and gas drilling in 1997 in which of these?
Gulf of Mexico(Kaylop)
Will bp keep drilling?
BP will continue exploratory drilling, including deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, Angola, Brazil and China.
What was the name of the oil carrier that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico?
The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, while drilling the Maconda well. It is not an oil carrier or tanker.
The US tried to settle a dispute on oil and gas drilling in 1997 where?
gulf of Mexico
What was the oil tanker doing when it exploded in the Gulf of Mexico?
It was not an oil tanker, but a drilling platform.
Who was doing the drilling when the oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico?
British Petroleum employees were involved in the drilling when the oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010. The drilling was part of BP operations off the coastal United States of America. But the platform that became involved in the original, explosive event didn't belong to BP. It was being leased.
Drilling rig jobs for entry level?
50k per year offshore gulf of Mexico
How long has bp been drilling for oil in the gulf of Mexico?
since 1940 for 70 years
Why were bp drilling for oil in the gulf of Mexico?
BP was drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico because the region is rich in oil reserves, making it an attractive location for oil exploration and production. The Gulf of Mexico has long been considered a major source of oil for the United States, and companies like BP seek to extract oil from this area to meet energy demands.
Is it true that there is oil in the Gulf of Mexico?
Yes. An explosion occurred because of deep-water oil drilling.
What large body of water lies southeast of Texas?
The Gulf of Mexico touches Texas and Florida.
