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The rise in offshore oil developments led to considerable concerns about the potential environmental impacts of the developments, but little was known of some aspects of the offshore environment. As a consequence, several research projects were established to address these limitations. This paper details the above process and draws some wider lessons for managing potential environmental consequences of oil and gas development in the marine environment.
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Tasker, M.L. (2003). Oil and Gas Development in the North Sea. In: Rasmussen, R.O., Koroleva, N.E. (eds) Social and Environmental Impacts in the North: Methods in Evaluation of Socio-Economic and Environmental Consequences of Mining and Energy Production in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic. NATO Science Series, vol 31. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1054-2_7
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