The majority of U.S. adult's oppose the government expanding offshore and oil gas drilling in U.S. waters as of the survey held between April and May of 2020. 58 percent of the Americans oppose to the expansion, whereas 40 percent of the respondents favor the expansion of offshore oil and gas drilling.
Share of respondents who favor or oppose the government expanding offshore oil and gas drilling in U.S. waters as of May 2020
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Pew Research Center. (June 23, 2020). Share of respondents who favor or oppose the government expanding offshore oil and gas drilling in U.S. waters as of May 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/239003/views-of-offshore-oil-and-gas-drilling-in-us-waters/
Pew Research Center. "Share of respondents who favor or oppose the government expanding offshore oil and gas drilling in U.S. waters as of May 2020." Chart. June 23, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239003/views-of-offshore-oil-and-gas-drilling-in-us-waters/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Share of respondents who favor or oppose the government expanding offshore oil and gas drilling in U.S. waters as of May 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239003/views-of-offshore-oil-and-gas-drilling-in-us-waters/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Respondents Who Favor or Oppose The Government Expanding Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling in U.S. Waters as of May 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239003/views-of-offshore-oil-and-gas-drilling-in-us-waters/
Pew Research Center, Share of respondents who favor or oppose the government expanding offshore oil and gas drilling in U.S. waters as of May 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239003/views-of-offshore-oil-and-gas-drilling-in-us-waters/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Share of respondents who favor or oppose the government expanding offshore oil and gas drilling in U.S. waters as of May 2020 [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 23, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/239003/views-of-offshore-oil-and-gas-drilling-in-us-waters/