Why is there oil in the Arctic?

Question

Why is there oil in the Arctic?

Answer 1

Because God put it there!

Well, that and the fact that it was not always "polar". Continents have drifted  and climates have changed.

Answer 2

We need to go up and drill for that oil. If any polar bears get in the way, we can chase them off by spraying oil at them, or if they won't go away, just shoot them. Same thing with killer whales. Just spray crude oil in the water to scare them off, or shoot them.

Answer 3

Because the Arctic was not always frozen. Mammoths and ancestors of African animals have been found frozen within the Arctic Circle. These animals fed on grass and other green matter. Oil is not entirely made from micro organisms.

For Natasha. There is a lot of oil in northern Alaska. It will be retrieved when you have to pay $10.00 a gallon for your gas!!

Answer 4

why not :P

Answer 5

hi there...

Arctic Reality Check: Drilling Into The Legislation

If drilling in the Arctic Refuge could really be done without harming wildlife or the ecology, then why is the proposed legislation full of clauses that grant exemptions, weaken standards, cut out the regular checks and balances, and then dress it all up to look far more protective than it really is?

Massive Oil Spill Belies Drilling Lobby Rhetoric

The largest oil spill in the history of Alaska's North Slope, approximately 267,000 gallons, went undetected by British Petroleum for five days. The spill is an important reminder that oil drilling is a dirty business and has no business in a world class wildlife refuge. In fact, Prudhoe Bay oil fields and the trans-Alaska pipeline average more than one spill per day of oil and other toxic substances, with spills totaling more than 1.9 million gallons between 1996 and 2004.

The 2,000-Acre Hoax

The suggestion that only 2,000 acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge would be needed for oil development neglects to include associated development of roads, airstrips, living quarters and other impacts.

Arctic Refuge Drilling and Gas Prices: Drilling Nets About two Pennies per Gallon, 20 Years From Now

Proponents of drilling Arctic National Wildlife Refuge point to rising gasoline prices as a reason to drill one of America’s last wild places. But in reality, Arctic Refuge oil would amount to a drop in the bucket of the oil market. The U.S. Department of Energy’s own Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that even twenty years down the road, when Arctic Refuge oil is at or near peak production, gas prices would be affected by about two pennies per gallon.

Technology Scam

In the push to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil development, the big oil companies and their allies in the Congress, Administration, and Alaska state government say drilling on Alaska’s North Slope has been clean and environmentally benign. This is misleading because industry has caused significant environmental damage, the benefits of dubious “new” technologies are often exaggerated, and state of the art practices are often not used due to economics or practical reasons. The result: cumulative harm to the pristine environment.

Americans Want Arctic Refuge Protected

A bipartisan national survey has found that by a margin of 53 percent to 35 percent, Americans oppose proposals to drill for oil in the Arctic Refuge. And an overwhelming majority – 73 percent v. 18 percent – agreed with a statement that the issue of drilling in the Arctic Refuge is “too important to the American public and future generations to be snuck through” in the budget process.

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Answer 6

The poles have always been there. Here's an idea for you: before modern life there were only microorganisms. When they die for millions of years, they get pushed under the rock and form oil.