Cantarell Oil Field MX


Why an oil field? Why a Mexican oil field? It could be because it is one of the richest oil fields in North America. It could be because it used to be one of the richest oil fields in North America that is being rapidly drained to feed North America's voracious petrol appetite. It could be any of those reasons, but it isn't.

I just thought it looked kind of neat, red flames glowing in the Gulf of Mexico. I mean that sincerely. Yes, it is unnatural to burn off natural gas. We really should pump that natural gas to shore and then ship it to end users.

The diagram comes from a site called RigZone. It contains a wealth of information about the oil industry.

Enjoy!

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