[align=justify][box_out][box_in] Exploration for offshore oil causes environmental problems other than just oil pollution. The routine operations of acquiring oil themselves have a major impact on environmental damage. In drilling an offshore well, operators customarily discard overboard their drill cuttings with some un-separated drilling mud (which is not actually mud but a combination of clay and chemicals). A typical 15,000-foot well usually produces more than 1,000 tons of drill cuttings. In addition, mineral
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