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Pulling back the lens from the memorable image of the broken pipe miles underwater spewing crude oil into a rich Gulf ecosystem brings into focus an energy crossroads ahead. Call it “extreme drilling”—the energy industry’s analog to sports—which trades potentially high returns for skyhigh economic and environmental risks. This once-minor side of the energy industry is rapidly becoming mainstream, and it’s worth asking why.
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Lovaas, D., Potter, J.R. (2013). Bending the Curve. In: Renne, J.L., Fields, B. (eds) Transport Beyond Oil. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-59726-242-2_6
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