Journal of Petroleum & Environmental Biotechnology

Bassam Tawabini

Publications

• Review Article
  Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production- a Balance between Benefits to the Society and Impact on the Environment
  Author(s): Abdulrauf Rasheed Adebayo and Bassam TawabiniAbdulrauf Rasheed Adebayo and Bassam Tawabini
  
  There is an increasing concern for alternate source of fuel due largely to the environmental impacts of hydrocarbon exploration, production and usage. Global warming and marine pollution is the top on the list. However, the efforts and achievements of the industry over the years towards safer operations and greener environment seem to be ignored or unacknowledged. In this paper, effort is made to review the environmental effects of oil exploration and production and the role and achievements of the oil industry in mitigating these impacts. It is argued here that the dependence of man and society on hydrocarbon goes beyond just burning hydrocarbon for fuel but also cuts across hydrocarbon usage in various aspects of our social, technological and medical lives. Finally, we emphasized that the need for a balance between exploration and production of hydrocarbon and environmental integrit.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7463.1000122

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