Environmental Impact of the Petroleum Industry

With the rise of the environmental protection movement, the petroleum industry has placed greater emphasis on minimizing the environmental impact of its operations. Improved environmental protection requires better education and training of industry personnel. There is a tremendous amount of valuable information available on the environmental impact of petroleum operations and on ways to minimize that impact; however, this information is scattered among thousands of books, reports, and papers, making it difficult for industry to obtain specific information on controlling environmental impacts.