Poll shows strong North Carolina support for offshore drilling
January 28, 2015
Fayobserver.com
A new poll showing strong support for offshore drilling in North Carolina has been touted by the N.C. Petroleum Council.
More than seven in ten North Carolina voters support offshore drilling for domestic oil and natural gas resources, according to a new poll conducted by Harris Poll for the American Petroleum Institute's “What America is Thinking on Energy Issues” series.
“Voters in North Carolina know developing more of America's homegrown energy makes sense for jobs, government revenues, and our energy security,” said David McGowan, executive director of the North Carolina Petroleum Council. “We could bring more than tens of thousands of good-paying jobs to North Carolina and diversify our economy simply by allowing more oil and natural gas production to occur in our state and off our shores.”
Areas throughout the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) could be made available for oil and natural gas development, creating more than 280,000 jobs, $200 billion in government revenue and 3.5 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, according to a recent study by Quest Offshore Resources.
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