Ocean drilling, or offshore drilling, is one of the most debatable topics with the most opposing views about offshore drilling. Offshore drilling has both environmental and economic impacts. It is a process done to explore and take out rock formations underneath the sea bed. Instead of going into the earth, offshore drilling goes deep into the middle of the ocean. This program was created in an effort to explore and study the composition and structure of the Earth’s oceanic basins. There are a multitude of reasons that countries participate in ocean drilling. Among these reasons, there is the economic cause, which includes the desire to be self-sufficient in the oil market. There is also the scientific cause, which is that ocean drilling and collecting pieces of the Earth’s crust and mantle may give us more insight on our Earth. About 30 percent of the global oil production comes from offshore drilling. The United States is one of the leading countries in the oil production of offshore drilling, increasing by 6.5% from 2005 to 2015. Ocean drilling has taken place offshore of states such as Louisiana, Texas, California, and Alaska, areas with coastal onshore oil and gas fields. Although ocean drilling may have its very miniscule pros, the con’s heavily outweigh them. The effect that ocean drilling has on the environment is extremely detrimental to the wildlife that live in these oceans, just ten years ago, thousands of ocean life died during the oil explosion on the Gulf of Mexico. Not only does it hurt wildlife, but it is extremely hazardous for workers, and very expensive to operate.