offshore drilling

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The operation of oil wells on the continental shelf, sometimes in water hundreds of feet deep.

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notes for offshore drilling

Public debate about offshore drilling concentrates on the possibility that large oil spills will occur, with subsequent damage to the coastal environment.

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How to use offshore drilling in a sentence

But 81% support offshore drilling, 90% support the death penalty and 57% are against affirmative action.
How the Tea Party’s Apocalyptic Politics Are Destroying the Republican Party|Joe McLean|November 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But Landrieu says the White House moratorium on deepwater offshore drilling is a huge mistake.
Mitch Landrieu's Tough Challenge|Lloyd Grove|August 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Then, this March, Obama joined that chorus by allowing offshore drilling.
Obama's New Broken Promise|Samuel P. Jacobs|June 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Melancon has enthusiastically backed legislation expanding offshore drilling to new areas in recent years.
BP's Biggest Congressional Hypocrites|Benjamin Sarlin|June 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST

If only the president had shut down Interior's Mineral Management Service instead of opening up new offshore drilling sites.
How'd Obama Do?|The Daily Beast|June 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST