From seismic exploration and drilling in the seabed to coastal processing and overseas transport of fossil fuels, offshore oil and gas activity threatens two global commons on which all life on Earth depends: the oceans and the atmosphere.
This factsheet gives an overview of the many risks and impacts of offshore oil and gas across their life cycle. At each phase, the risk of accidents on top of the hazards inherent in routine operations endangers the oceans and the communities, ecosystems, and climate that depend on them. To ensure a livable future for all, we need to make oceans everywhere off-limits to oil and gas.
Read the factsheet.
Published June 7, 2024