The five largest spills in recorded history have indeed originated from source, i.e. producing wells.
Notwithstanding that you might want to keep in mind that, oil spills from operating vessels, both tankers and commercial liners account for between 7x and 10x more oil spilled (depending on whose numbers you are using) that amount.
So to be clear, over the same period, for every drop of oil spilled from producing wells, 7-10 drops are spilled from the vessels that berth every day in the Bahamas, pass through the territorial waters of the Bahamas every day.
I struggle to fathom the mindset of those who object to ensuring that the safe end of oil production is harnessed to the benefit of the islands today and tomorrow.
As to those who clammer for a quick conversion to green solutions. 1% of the worlds car stock is electric, notwithstanding the 20-30 year tidalwave of lithium waste we have no idea how to deal with from those existing cars, where in the hell do you think all that lithium and cobalt is going to come from to electrify all cars, moreover do you seriously think that tanker, cruise ships and planes, all of which are vital to an island state could possibly run on electricity? Even the best and latest Hybrid models only save 20% of the fuel consumption, so to suggest you are an eco warrior for advancing tourism ahead of petroleum production only highlights your ignorance of facts. (Lest we forget these ships are 7-10× more polluting than rigs)
Oil is going nowhere any time soon, you and I may not like that, but it is a cold reality. The Bahamas may as well reap the rewards of ALL the assets they have. Innumerable other countries already do this and do it without incident.
Tinkertoysailor says...
The five largest spills in recorded history have indeed originated from source, i.e. producing wells.
Notwithstanding that you might want to keep in mind that, oil spills from operating vessels, both tankers and commercial liners account for between 7x and 10x more oil spilled (depending on whose numbers you are using) that amount.
So to be clear, over the same period, for every drop of oil spilled from producing wells, 7-10 drops are spilled from the vessels that berth every day in the Bahamas, pass through the territorial waters of the Bahamas every day.
I struggle to fathom the mindset of those who object to ensuring that the safe end of oil production is harnessed to the benefit of the islands today and tomorrow.
As to those who clammer for a quick conversion to green solutions. 1% of the worlds car stock is electric, notwithstanding the 20-30 year tidalwave of lithium waste we have no idea how to deal with from those existing cars, where in the hell do you think all that lithium and cobalt is going to come from to electrify all cars, moreover do you seriously think that tanker, cruise ships and planes, all of which are vital to an island state could possibly run on electricity? Even the best and latest Hybrid models only save 20% of the fuel consumption, so to suggest you are an eco warrior for advancing tourism ahead of petroleum production only highlights your ignorance of facts. (Lest we forget these ships are 7-10× more polluting than rigs)
Oil is going nowhere any time soon, you and I may not like that, but it is a cold reality. The Bahamas may as well reap the rewards of ALL the assets they have. Innumerable other countries already do this and do it without incident.
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