Perception vs. reality in deepwater exploration

World Oil

Volumn 217, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 37-41

  Shanmugam, G ^a,b,c,d  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b Mobil Research and Development Corp

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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