With the increased global demand in oil and gas, undiscovered areas of the world should be opened up to access more resources. To what extent do you agree?

Some people think that due the rise in the

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request for crude

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and gas, other

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not perceived or discerned

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areas should be explored to acquire more resources. In my

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disagree I

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disagree, I

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will lead to pollution, mass destruction of biodiversity and over exploration. Over the years, the world has witnessed a surge in the demand for crude

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and its constituents as it is used for transportation, to generate power, and household uses.

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has caused over dependence on these resources and as resulted in many countries running out of

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supplies, hence

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the need to explore other means of getting supplies at any cost.

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, there are so many drawbacks. Exploration of

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involves drilling of the earth's surface to the bottom of the soil.

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the machinery

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used and the processes of refining the

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will result into spillage which causes degradation and pollution of the soil and

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in the course of obtaining gas the unwanted part is set ablaze

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process is called gas flaring and it will pollute the air in that environment

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will lead to diseases

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as

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infection, cough and sneezing.

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, the ecosystem which is the environment will be adversely impacted as the combination of air and soil pollution will lead to loss of biodiversity and

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in some cases

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spilled into the rivers and oceans. The effect of

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will be drought, famine and

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illnesses, there

will be no natural parks where people can spend their leisure times.

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, over exploration will be at its peak as once crude

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is

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discovered in a particular area various petroleum companies will begin to contest amongst themselves and their sole aim is

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the maximization

of profits without bothering about the impact of their activities. In conclusion, I believe the environment should be protected rather than being explored.