Oil and Gas has been in the talks and
debates more often these days and there has been even longer debates on oil & gas royalties. An environmental
working group presented a report after an analysis that the oil and gas firms
have drilled around 120,000 wells in the western area. The data was mainly
recorded for natural gas in the year 2000. Petroleum drilling firms enjoy
exemptions on certain key laws enforced by the federal government. There are a
number of disadvantages of turning the western landscapes into oil fields.
· Combining Toxic Chemicals
· Punching Wells on Unspoiled Lands
· Digging Pits to Dump the Harmful Waste
· Utilizing Millions of Gallons of Water
· Cutting Grounds for Road Links
· Punching Wells on Unspoiled Lands
· Digging Pits to Dump the Harmful Waste
· Utilizing Millions of Gallons of Water
· Cutting Grounds for Road Links
In spite of the non-obscure
nuisances, oil and gas firms enjoy several waivers due to the clean water act, clean
air act and safe drinking water act. Although production of energy is of prime
significance, it cannot be preferred over or exchanged for the other usual
resources like water. Oil and gas firms have to be ordered the same standards for
operations that other industries are ordered to work under. No free passes
should be offered to these petroleum industries. Recently, drilling of natural
gas has been done on a lower scale due to its over-production, which eventually
led to a decrease in its price.
A while ago, benzene contamination
was found in the water by the Federal Bureau of Land Management. This carbon
compound is found to be awfully poisonous and damaging to health. Benzene is
added here to decrease the hydraulic process and consequently the extraction of
oil. Soil infertility is caused due to the accumulation of deposits on the
upper surface. Colorado and Mexico have been minimizing pollution caused from
gas and oil drilling by following newer standards. Other countries that are operating
under these laws and regulations are also facing such issues. There are always
new laws interfering now and then, to regulate the operations of the oil and
gas firms.
The incident of 2008 in La Plata
County can be reviewed and to determine the aftermath of contamination. Here, a
nurse passing by almost fell prey to a disaster after she came in contact with
a drilling worker’s clothes. A chemical, which is used in natural gas drilling
was used to treat clothes but the producer of that chemical denied the
production. However, he incomprehensibly paid the entire medical expenses for
the victim. These unseen scenarios might be difficult to deal with.
A few western lawmakers tried to
cover any rising loopholes by formulating policies that could possibly save the
environment. Apart from the environmental and physical damage, genetic
modifications are a possible and serious challenge the world can be faced with
in the future. Although, heavy research is being carried out so that
non-hazardous procedures can play a part in refining and extraction of gas and
oil, there are still quite a few challenges, which might surprise the oil and gas firms and are to be met.
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