Question

Most offshore drilling occurs:

A. near trenches
B. in the middle of the ocean
C. on the continental shelf
D. in the United States

Answer 1

A. near trenches

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

D.
If we look into the history, mostly offshore drilling began by extending known coastal oil- and gas-producing trends out into the ocean. For this reason, most US offshore drilling has taken place offshore Louisiana, Texas, California, and Alaska, areas with coastal onshore oil and gas fields.