Oil Extraction Around the World

Newfoundland

Hibernia is the world’s largest oil platform 315 km from St. Johns

Husky - new White Rose platform

Bakken Shale Oil

Since early 2006, production from what’s known as the Bakken formation has increased nearly 150-fold, to more than 660,000 barrels a day, moving North Dakota into second place among domestic suppliers, behind Texas and ahead of Alaska.

Saudi Arabia

Nigeria, Africa

North Sea

Ecuador

Role Play on Oil in the Ecuadorian Rainforest

Huaorani Indians:

Colonists (workers):

Evangelical Missionaries:

Maxus Oil Company:

Ecuadorian Environmentalists: