Mexican Squealer
Senior Member
For it or against?
It'll never happen with the whale overwintering off of our shelf.
I am not opposed to coastal drilling - BUT - there is little chance of any successful drilling anywhere near us off the Georgia coast. The "dry holes" from drilling decades ago, were not just bad luck. Any "in ground reserves" off Georgia would more likely be near or east of the Gulf Stream. That puts the nearest likely oil more than 40 miles from the coast. The most likely chance, still a low percentage, for oil near Georgia is 80 to 150 miles east of the coast where the continental shelf begins to fall toward the approaches to the really deep water. That puts the only reasonable oil exploration in international waters along the eastern portions of our "economic exclusion zone" and in the middle of the most likely path of about 20% of ALL Atlantic hurricanes. Politically, and economically, not an ideal place to drill!
Since there are numerous other factors limiting the likelihood of Georgia coastal drilling, I seriously doubt it will be a concern.