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  2. Offshore installation security - Wikipedia

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    A possible oil spill may cause long-lasting damage to the immediate environment, but may have wider implications too. For example, the food security of a region may be compromised due to water contamination. [4] Not only may water offshore and in coastal waters be affected, but it also may cause toxic effects on shorelines and shallow inshore ...

  3. Operation Praying Mantis - Wikipedia

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    The court did state that "the actions of the United States of America against Iranian oil platforms on 19 October 1987 (Operation Nimble Archer) and 18 April 1988 (Operation Praying Mantis) cannot be justified as measures necessary to protect the essential security interests of the United States of America".

  4. Federal Protective Forces - Wikipedia

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    Since 1972, the Department of Energy, and its predecessor agencies, have organized the annual Security Police Officer Training Competition (SPOTC), a tactical contest pitting nuclear security units against each other. In addition to the Federal Protective Forces, external teams have been invited from the U.S. armed forces.

  5. Operation Prime Chance - Wikipedia

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    A U.S. Navy crewman stands atop the cabin of a PB Mark III patrol boat tied up to the oil rig service barge Wimbrown VII in the northern Persian Gulf. From lower to upper right, the barge is armed with a .50-caliber M2 machine gun, an 81 mm Mark 2 mortar, and a 40 mm Mk 19 grenade launcher.

  6. Offshore oil and gas in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Offshore oil and gas in the United States provides a large portion of the nation’s oil and gas supply. Large oil and gas reservoirs are found under the sea offshore from Louisiana, Texas, California, and Alaska. Environmental concerns have prevented or restricted offshore drilling in some areas, and the issue has been hotly debated at the ...

  7. Offshore oil spill prevention and response - Wikipedia

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    Oil Tankers: 10 miles out of Kuwait: 240–460 million gallons 2. April 20, 2010: Explosion: Drilling rig Deepwater Horizon: Gulf of Mexico, 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana: 210 million gallons 3. June 3, 1979: Well blowout: Oil well Ixtoc 1: Gulf of Mexico: 140 million gallons 4. March 2, 1992: Leak: Oil well: Fergana Valley, Uzbekistan ...