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What is one upside to mining of oil drilling

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Oil drilling reduces the pressure of oil reservoirs underground, which greatly reduces the amount of hydrocarbon seepage – and the amount of methane gas in the atmosphere. Scientists theorize that increased drilling operations could continue to benefit aquatic and atmospheric conditions
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oil drilling reduced the pressure of oil reserves underground which directly relate to the amount of methane gas in the atmosphere.
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