API DR 94-1984

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Ecological effects of produced water discharges from offshore oil and gas production platforms

Published By	Publication Date	Number of Pages
API	1984	169

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Description

Oil production in coastal waters dates from the 1890's, when
wells were drilled from wharves extending into the Santa Barbara
Channel. By the 1920's, floating platforms were being used in the
marshlands, bayous, and lakes bordering the Gulf of Mexico, and in
Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela. The first successful offshore well,
twelve miles off the Louisiana coast, was drilled during 1947
(MANNERS, 1982).

Offshore oil now accounts for more than 24~ of the world's total
production. Saudi Arabia is, by far, the leading producer of
offshore oil, accounting for 22.0% of the total offshore oil in
1981. Other major producers of offshore oil include the United
Kingdom (13.2%), Mexico (8.1%), and – in fourth place – the United
States (7.8%). Another 32 countries account for the remaining 48.9%
of offshore production (ANONYMOUS, 1982a).

The distribution of research effort directed toward discovering
and mitigating the ecological effects of offshore activities is
significantly different. Almost all of the research in this field
has been conducted in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coasts of
Louisiana and Texas.

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