3. KEYWORDS
The keywords you use can have a profound impact on the results of
your research.
Keywords are located in the focus questions and can be used
individually in a search or for a more refined search such as an
Advanced Search, they can be linked by the operators; and/or and
not to make a string
4. QUESTIONS (FOCUS OR SUB-
QUESTIONS)
• Question: As part of the Blue Economy, offshore oil production offers many countries a source of revenue
to boost their national GDP. However, in the process of establishing, extracting and transporting oil from
the offshore rig to the holding tanks in the ports, there are many possibilities for dangerous and
devastating ecological and human disasters.
• After considering these possible dangers, is offshore oil production a sustainable activity in its current form
to keep the balance between economic gains and the health of the ocean environment?
1) What is the process of finding a suitable site for extracting oil from the ocean bed?
2) What are some of the dangers involved in the production of oil from offshore rigs?
3) What are the economic benefits of offshore oil extraction?
4) What are some of the drawbacks of offshore oil extraction?
6. Article in Q Files brief description of process
Search in Links Plus – oil spills, oil well accidents and
environmental aspects
How Offshore Oil Wells work – discusses the economics.
RESOURCES WE WILL USE FOR OUR STUDY
