Question

Which of the following is not a major factor in the issue of whether to allow offshore oil drilling in the United States?

environmental impact

oil and gasoline prices

risk to oil workers

amount of sun striking the area

Answer 1

Option D, amount of sun striking the area

Step-by-step explanation:

Offshore oil drilling is a risky business. All stakeholders involved in this are at some or other kind of risk.

For example -

Environment is at risk - Cases of oil spill in oceans are very common and in spite of so much technological advancement, there is no way to solve the issue of oil spill.

The prices of gas and oil are varying continuously, thus its is also a important factor which shall be considered for allowing off shore drilling.

The human resources deployed at such site are always at risk of uninvited accidents.

Thus, option D is the only factor which is not a major factor in the issue of whether to allow offshore oil drilling in the United States

Answer 2

The correct answer is amount of sun striking the area

Step-by-step explanation:

Offshore oil drilling is the process in which a wellbore is drilled deep into the seafloor to take out the natural resources from it like petroleum and natural gas.

Offshore drilling requires a lot of money. It requires at least 15-20 times more amount than it requires to drill on land. So it is important to measure the benefit before starting drilling by calculation the oil and gasoline market prize.

Offshore oil drilling can be harmful to the environment when an oil spill occurs due to some accident which affect wildlife of oceans and cause deaths.

Amount of sun striking the area has no major effect on offshore drilling so it is not a major factor in the issue of whether to allow offshore oil drilling in the United States.