Is On-Land Oil Drilling the Way to Prevent Another Deep Water Disaster?
Sarah Palin may be on to something. In a recent Facebook post, she blames the extreme environmentalists for causing the BP Oil Rig disaster by forcing oil companies to drill off shore by heavily regulating on-shore drilling. If safe, above ground rigs were options for oil companies, we wouldn’t be as dependent on risky off-shore endeavors, she argues.
On-land drilling is much less invasive and much more controllable. With the BP oil spill a mile below water, stopping the leak will take months—possible till August. Such a leak couldn’t occur above ground. Above ground rigs work like straws, gently pull oil up out of the ground while only disturbing a small portion of the area, and not in a dramatic way. Being able to offset the need for deep water drilling by using more swabbing rigs and above ground oil rigs would ultimately mean fewer disasters of the same proportions as the current spill.
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