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    Petroleum is formed from organic material that lived in warm, tropical oceans with low oxygen during the Mesozoic era. Oil is trapped underground in porous rock formations by non-porous caprock above, creating oil reservoirs. The document references geology of rocks in the Gulf of Mexico and provides links to learn more about petroleum geology.

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    Petroleum is formed from organic material that lived in warm, tropical oceans with low oxygen during the Mesozoic era. Oil is trapped underground in porous rock formations by non-porous caprock above, creating oil reservoirs. The document references geology of rocks in the Gulf of Mexico and provides links to learn more about petroleum geology.

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    Esam Abd El-Gawad
    Petroleum is formed from organic material that lived in warm, tropical oceans with low oxygen during the Mesozoic era. Oil is trapped underground in porous rock formations by non-porous caprock above, creating oil reservoirs. The document references geology of rocks in the Gulf of Mexico and provides links to learn more about petroleum geology.

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    Petroleum Geology

    Origin of oil
    70% of world oil formed in the Mesozoic era Tropical climate (warmer), with less oxygen

    Traps

    Gulf of Mexico rocks

    references
    http://www.geo.wvu.edu/~jtoro/Petroleum/0 1_intro.pdf www.ndoil.org/image/cache/Petroleum_Geol ogy.pdf

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