Noxal oil field
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Noxal is a deep underwater oil field in the Mexican waters of the Gulf of Mexico that was once believed to contain up to 10 billion barrels (1,600,000,000 m³) of crude oil. Further drilling has revealed a modest 245×109 cu ft (6,900,000,000 m³) natural gas findFox-hailed deepwater well a modest gas find. The region is still expected to contain 10 billion barrels (1,600,000,000 m³) of oil and natural gas equivalent.[1]. The field lies 4,000 m below the sea bottom, which is itself 930 m below sea surface, about 100 km off the coast of Veracruz state.
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- Mexico discovers 'huge' oil field BBC News, March 15, 2006.