What is Offshore drilling?
[[File:Off Shore Drilling Rig, Santa Barbara, CA, 6 December, 2011.JPG|thumb|An oil drilling platform off the coast of [[Santa Barbara, California]] – 6 December 2011]] '''Offshore drilling''' is a process where a [[oil]] and [[fossil fuels]] are drilled below the [[ocean]] or [[sea]]. This is very controversial as many believe it causes [[climate change]] and its harmful to the [[environment]].<ref>Compton, Glenn, [http://thebradentontimes.com/reasons-not-to-drill-for-oil-offshore-of-florida-p19415-137.htm 10 Reasons Not to Drill for Oil Offshore of Florida], ''The Bradenton Times'', January 14, 2018</ref> This process began around 1981.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-06-30|title=Drilling on Grand Lake St Marys in 1891|url=http://www.energyglobalnews.com/drilling-on-grand-lake-st-marys-in-1891/|access-date=2020-08-20|website=Energy Global News|archive-date=2021-10-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027131511/http://www.energyglobalnews.com/drilling-on-grand-lake-st-marys-in-1891/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{stub}} [[Category:Petroleum]] [[Category:Technology]]