Remotely Operated Offshore Support Vessels Are Enabling the Oil and Gas Sector to Reach Greater Depths
Offshore oil exploration began in the 19th century off the coasts of the United States. Henry L. Williams, an American industrialist, is widely regarded as being a pioneer in this area when he set up a project to extract oil from Summerland field, a site located off the coast of California, in the 1890s. However, when the 1973 Arab Oil Crisis compelled the U.S. to take energy security seriously, offshore exploration received a further boost.
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