Impact of oil and gas exploration on marine environment and activities in Red Sea

Sherif Aly Abdelrahman

Abstract


Development in Oil and Gas industry in Egypt went a step forward recently, and in order to have a new oilfield, the exploration operation is a must. The author focused on different types of seismic survey as the latest technology used in the Oil and Gas exploration, which has been specified with evidence for the newly confirmed agreements between the Egyptian government and the international exploration companies targeted the Red Sea as a fresh exploration area. Furthermore, the environmental impact from the sound energy used in the seismic survey has been explained and the types of marine mammals living in the Red Sea affected has been identified among other creatures. Mitigation measures towards protecting our marine mammals has been proposed. Moreover, the seismic survey vessel with her extended gear would affect many marine activities such as vessel’s traffic and fishing boats in the area of operation.


Keywords


Seismic Survey, Acoustic Energy, Marine Mammals, Mitigation Measures, Vessel’s Traffic, Fisheries, Egyptian Law

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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21622/MARLOG.2022.11.072

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