Explorer Issue

August 2004


The challenge of finding new reserves is pushing explorationists into new areas -- and often into locales that are environmentally sensitive. Can the two priorities co-exist? As shown here, an operation in Cromarty Firth near Invergordon, Scotland, the answer is yes. For a report on the oil industry's exploration efforts in such sensitive areas.<br /><em>Photo courtesy of the Center for Environmental Leadership in Business at Conservation International</em>