Offshore Oil Platform Gail in the Santa Barbara Channel, CA
Offshore Platform Gail and supply boat. Gail is approximately 10 miles offshore Ventura, California. The Santa Monica Mountains can be seen in the distance. Owned and operated by Venoco Inc. Platform Gina can bee seen in the distance. The extension on the left hand side of the platform is for burning methane that is extracted along with the petroleum. Methane represents not only a hazard to operations on the oil platform, it has 23 times the heat trapping capacity of carbon dioxide if... more »
Offshore Platform Gail and supply boat. Gail is approximately 10 miles offshore Ventura, California. The Santa Monica Mountains can be seen in the distance. Owned and operated by Venoco Inc. Platform Gina can bee seen in the distance. The extension on the left hand side of the platform is for burning methane that is extracted along with the petroleum. Methane represents not only a hazard to operations on the oil platform, it has 23 times the heat trapping capacity of carbon dioxide if it is released into the atmosphere. « less
