Drillers perfect “the curve,” 1,000-foot portion of the oil well where the line gradually shifts from vertical to horizontal, on the Raven Drilling company rig.
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While humans wonder what do with old oil rigs, fish scientist Milton Love suggests his subjects have a definite school of thought.
Will a conflict over oil erupt in the South China Sea? Probably not. While hydrocarbon competition can inspire international spats, the real danger in the region will come from territorial disputes.
But even as environmentalists celebrate the decommissioning of Platform Holly, they remind state officials and residents that California remains an oil state.
