Looking for oil in out in the sea is quite difficult given that it takes a lot of geological surveys to determine a precise location for drilling. Furthermore, when they do determine the location for drilling, companies have to get their drilling platforms into position. This means that they have to use different ships to mark spots that the platform has to conform to. They have to use buoys with blank flags to make it easy to move the platform into the right position. This requires absolute precision as the slightest miss will mean drilling in the wrong spot. And drilling in the wrong spot might not yield as much profit as the company would have wanted.

Drilling for oil out in the ocean has its risks. It is actually the more dangerous drilling method compared to land-based drilling. This is because when a spill happens, it just spreads out into the ocean. The damage can be catastrophic and the repairs on the oil rig might take a long time to get underway given that the drilling actually takes place in dangerous waters. Once a spill actually occurs, cleanup teams from all over the world scour the area and try to scoop up as much as they can. Since the world is watching, the cleanup teams identify which country they are from. They bring their world flags along in order to show that their country is taking a step toward environmental protection.

Drilling for oil out in the ocean is one of the most challenging ventures in the world. It takes extreme precision to be successful and it when something goes wrong, everyone has to get involved in order to mitigate the damage.