Effects of Drilling Oil
Drilling of oil includes the exploration and operations that bring crude oil on the surface of the earth for processing. Drilling of oil creates jobs for individuals to work in plants as skilled and unskilled labor. The health of individuals working in oil refineries gets affected by the chemical and gases produced through extraction. Individuals in these areas get high health risks as they get exposed to the dangers of cancer, immunodeficiency, liver damage, and neurological symptoms (Hansen et al, 2016). These diseases get influenced by the contamination of soil, water, and air in regions near the extraction plants. Individuals may get interaction restrictions due to the transmission of such diseases.
Drilling of oil affects the relationships of the people in groups and communities. A community includes a group of people who have developed values and institutions that guide their interactions. Drilling of oil affects the structure and interactions of group members. The process improves the status of some individuals in the company especially those in well-paying positions (Ray & Chimienti, 2017). The groups would form sub-groups according to the class. The extraction may also influence the interactions of society by improving the infrastructure and other developments. The community may increase in size through better means and lifestyle.
In the macro-level of society, drilling of oil may influence the growth of the economy to improve employment and wealth. A country for instance may improve its foreign exchange and interactions with foreign countries (Ray & Chimienti, 2017). Increased infrastructure and business operations are experienced in countries rich with oil. The drilling may also negatively affect a nation due to unequal development. Since oil drilling influences the development of their location, a country my experience civil conflicts as societies and countries fight for oil-rich regions. Oil drilling affects interactions at an individual, society, and national level.
References
Hansen, A. M., Vanclay, F., Croal, P., & Skjervedal, A. S. H. (2016). Managing the social impacts of the rapidly-expanding extractive industries in Greenland. The Extractive Industries and Society, 3(1), 25-33. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2214790X15300071
Ray, R., & Chimienti, A. (2017). A line in the equatorial forests: Chinese investment and the environmental and social impacts of extractive industries in Ecuador. https://books.google.co.ke/books?hl=en&lr=&id=Qb41DgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA107&dq=+SOCIAL+IMPACTS+OF+OIL+drilling&ots=UBFi8sNRK_&sig=RapZ5UL-7v-7of3QoC2fqPkNFnE&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=SOCIAL%20IMPACTS%20OF%20OIL%20drilling&f=false