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environmental impacts of oil fields  

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  • Development of oil fields—sites containing oil and gas reserves—may cause various changes to the natural and human environment of large geographic areas. The environmental impacts arise during the offshore or onshore oil field operation phases, which are exploration, development, production, and transportation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Environmental Impacts of Oil Fields]

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