Are The North Sea Oil Wells Going To Leak Forever

When I was 17 I was introduced to the madness that oil wealth brings. Destruction of natural habitat coupled with careless abuse of indigenous populations. I also learned that the oil industry can't say anything straight.

North Sea oil and gas firm Perenco failing to seal old wells, documents show

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What could be more important than sealing up the old wells that have brought you so much wealth?

The Perrodo family, which via Perenco owns more than 3,000 oil wells across the world, has built up an estimated fortune of more than £7bn, which they spend on a jet-set luxury lifestyle detailed in Instagram posts.

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Perenco has been embroiled in various environmental and human rights scandals in several countries where it is present. Accused of funding paramilitary groups in Colombia and linked to the displacement of indigenous communities in Guatemala, the firm has also faced a litany of land pollution and water contamination allegation across Africa and Latin America.

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It seems the North Sea oil wells are going to leak forever and the money that could have prevented that has been squandered on fast cars etc.

a reply to: TimBurr

"squandered on fast cars etc."

"Squandered"?!!!

Mea culpa.

Next thing wimen will be a poor excuse fir disposable income.

a reply to: Oldcarpy2

a reply to: Dalamax

Mrs C has a faster car than mine.

That’s cause you know whats good fir ya :

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Yest another example of humanity treating The Earth as a waste bin.
We'd die off pretty quick if it weren't for the oceans, the Amazon, rivers, land etc.

We are polluting everywhere.

We are a destructive species.

One of the ugly sides of capitalism.

originally posted by: TimBurr
It seems the North Sea oil wells are going to leak forever

Don't worry. The wells will run dry eventually. Then the leaking will stop.

originally posted by: SecretKnowledge2
Yest another example of humanity treating The Earth as a waste bin.
We'd die off pretty quick if it weren't for the oceans, the Amazon, rivers, land etc.

We are polluting everywhere.

We are a destructive species.

I somewhat agree, I think most of the destruction is from urban expansion, places I’ve seen in remote areas are now unrecognizable to me. Instead of tearing down old structures and rebuilding, they just find another location and start wacking away.

originally posted by: Hakaiju

originally posted by: TimBurr
It seems the North Sea oil wells are going to leak forever

Don't worry. The wells will run dry eventually. Then the leaking will stop.

Your statement is only factual IF....i repeat 'if'... oil is finite....

i believe oil is 'Abiotic' and most oil fields will replenish in due time...so drilling wells is a 'perpetual' cost/activity/ responsibility attached to the production of the oil/petroleum and ecosystems

originally posted by: StudioNada

originally posted by: Hakaiju

originally posted by: TimBurr
It seems the North Sea oil wells are going to leak forever

Don't worry. The wells will run dry eventually. Then the leaking will stop.

 

Your statement is only factual IF....i repeat 'if'... oil is finite....

There are natural fissures in the ocean floors where oil leaks out, so Nature must have some mechanism to deal with it. I do agree though, that it's not too much to ask of these big companies to clean up after themselves. Why add to the problem.

originally posted by: Hakaiju

originally posted by: StudioNada

originally posted by: Hakaiju

originally posted by: TimBurr
It seems the North Sea oil wells are going to leak forever

Don't worry. The wells will run dry eventually. Then the leaking will stop.

 

Your statement is only factual IF....i repeat 'if'... oil is finite....

There are natural fissures in the ocean floors where oil leaks out, so Nature must have some mechanism to deal with it. I do agree though, that it's not too much to ask of these big companies to clean up after themselves. Why add to the problem.

yeah, there are strata leaks in the Earth crust that 'Nature' deals with....
thus the resulting deposits of 'coal' and 'shale oil' fields that required time/oil presence to solidify and become a 'resource'

in this present era..... the mega oil corps are just 'exploiting' and far from being 'stewards' of the Earth Systems

a reply to: StudioNada

I wasn't referring to it in a resource way, but a "stop polluting", "save the planet" way. Fissures, have been leaking oil for millions of years, and yet life flourishes.

a reply to: Hakaiju

we are in agreement

a reply to: Hakaiju

we are in agreement

originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
a reply to: Dalamax

Mrs C has a faster car than mine.

Isn't that a standard in marriage, especially as we get older. My Mrs also has the faster car.

As for the OP
Isn't this just a standard for big companies, reap the rewards and screw the consequences.