Like the article said, that depends on if there is proven (recoverable) oil there. If there is, then fine, go get it. If there isn’t, then they’ve got to go elsewhere.
Just between us chickens, though, I imagine as soon as they find it and set up shop to go get it, that someone will file an environmental lawsuit about the endangered medium light brown earthworm.
Wait a moment, yer not saying that the ultra rare medium light brown earthworm is endangered, are you? I've actually studied this (in College, of course) and have determined that its the uber rare green warted light to dark medium somewhat pink spotted Kgnat with asymmetric gills and a piercing stare which is endangered by oil drilling. This is a very important species, and not one to be written off so easily in order to feed our collective gluttony for oil derived fuels .....
/sarc off