Posted on 04/18/2010 12:17:02 PM PDT by george76
ExxonMobil Corp. said Friday that its extended-reach drilling technology has boosted production capacity at its Santa Ynez unit offshore southern California by 5.8 million barrels of oil.
The well drilled from Exxon's Heritage platform rig extends more than six miles horizontally and more than 7,000 feet underwater. The company said its Fast Drill technology allows engineers to access previously unreachable resources without installing an additional structure, and brings on new production at a lower cost.
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Hey Arnold, you see this? Pay attention you knuckle-headed poltroon you.
All within the leased field, of course.
How dare ExxonMobil to increase production? We need an investigation. We need some lawsuits. We need some political action to stop their violations of our dear earth. This drilling technique violates the fabric our leftist traditions. We do not need any more oil. Everyone knows that it will be depleted soon. This operation just provides false hope and delays our switch to the abundant sources of wind, sun, and renewable energy. Our future would be here now if not for this evil industry inventing new methods of raping our mother earth.
Sedition Alert!
Waxman probably getting the subpoenas prepared as we type...
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