The impact of water depth on safety and environmental performance in offshore oil and gas production

Energy Policy

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 699-705

  Muehlenbachs, Lucija ^a   Cohen, Mark A ^a,b   Gerarden, Todd ^c  

^a RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Offshore oil and gas; Oil spills; Safety

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; GULF OF MEXICO; OFFSHORE OIL; OIL AND GAS; OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION; POTENTIAL VALUES; WATER DEPTH;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRY; OIL SPILLS; PRODUCTION PLATFORMS;

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM PROSPECTING;

FLOATING OFFSHORE STRUCTURE; GAS PRODUCTION; OFFSHORE ENGINEERING; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL SPILL; SAFETY; WATER DEPTH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 84873122940     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.12.074     Document Type: Article

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