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Observation of a Subsurface Oil-Rich Layer in the Open Ocean

A layer of water at a depth of 200 meters containing 3 to 12 milligrams per liter of oil was found during February and March 1978 over a distance of 800 nautical miles in the southwest North Atlantic and the eastern Caribbean. The geochemistry and carbon-14 activity of the oil shows it to be a weath...

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Published in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1979-09, Vol.205 (4410), p.999-1001
Main Authors:	Harvey, George R., Requejo, Adolfo G., McGillivary, Philip A., Tokar, John M.
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Subjects:	Cruises Fatty acids Geochemistry Hexanes Hydrocarbons Marine chemistry Observations Oceans Offshore oil fields Origin Petroleum in submerged lands Petroleum research Radiocarbon Sea water Seas Sterols
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