Exxon Mobil Makes Discovery In Deepwater Gulf of Mexico

摘要

After drilling its first exploration well since the deepwater-drilling moratorium was lifted, Exxon Mobil Corp. (Irving, Texas) announced in June a Gulf of Mexico oil discovery that could be the region's largest in the past decade. Combined with an oil and natural gas reservoir discovered in early 2010 and a natural gas resource encountered in 2009, these discoveries could yield up to 700 million barrels, Exxon said.