Black Gold of the North Sea
Jun 15th, 2009 | By Byron King | Category: Featured, Oil
"It's only gas," said the geologists. And wow, were they ever frustrated…
The year was 1959. The geologists were in the Netherlands, near a small town named Groningen, at the southern edge of the North Sea. They worked for Shell and Esso (now Exxon Mobil) and were drilling a well. Instead ...read more
