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The oilthat Exxon found there is in a deeply buried layer of rock known as the Lower Tertiary, which is far from shore and requires large investments in pipelines and remote platforms.
Exxon's Billion-Barrel Secret Ángel González 2011
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Many are prowling an ancient formation called the Lower Tertiary, which sprawls from Texas and Louisiana far offshore and could hold up to 2.8 billion barrels of hydrocarbons.
Recent Activity 2010
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Many are prowling an ancient formation called the Lower Tertiary, which sprawls from Texas and Louisiana far offshore and could hold up to 2.8 billion barrels of hydrocarbons.
Recent Activity 2010
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Many are prowling an ancient formation called the Lower Tertiary, which sprawls from Texas and Louisiana far offshore and could hold up to 2.8 billion barrels of hydrocarbons.
Recent Activity 2010
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Many are prowling an ancient formation called the Lower Tertiary, which sprawls from Texas and Louisiana far offshore and could hold up to 2.8 billion barrels of hydrocarbons.
Recent Activity 2010
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Many are prowling an ancient formation called the Lower Tertiary, which sprawls from Texas and Louisiana far offshore and could hold up to 2.8 billion barrels of hydrocarbons.
Recent Activity 2010
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Many are prowling an ancient formation called the Lower Tertiary, which sprawls from Texas and Louisiana far offshore and could hold up to 2.8 billion barrels of hydrocarbons.
Recent Activity 2010
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Thought to be the biggest U.S. oil discovery in generations, Lower Tertiary fields are expected to help offset declines in shallow water fields and lift overall output of the Gulf of Mexico, which today accounts for about a quarter of U.S. oil production.
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Larry Goldstein, a director at the nonprofit Energy Policy Research Foundation in Washington, said other oil companies could develop their own ways to solve challenges posed by producing oil from Lower Tertiary discoveries.
chron.com Chronicle 2010
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Last month, Shell became the first to begin commercial production of oil from Lower Tertiary fields at its new $3 billion Perdido hub.
chron.com Chronicle 2010
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