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but today after more than a hundred

but today after more than a hundred years of production the free-flowing

years of production the free-flowing

years of production the free-flowing crude here is long gone while plenty of

crude here is long gone while plenty of

crude here is long gone while plenty of heavy or thick oil remains Chevron needs

heavy or thick oil remains Chevron needs

heavy or thick oil remains Chevron needs to pump hot steam into the ground to

to pump hot steam into the ground to

to pump hot steam into the ground to thin the oil this field is 20 to 25

thin the oil this field is 20 to 25

thin the oil this field is 20 to 25 square miles

square miles

square miles anywhere from 300 feet to 1,600 feet

anywhere from 300 feet to 1,600 feet

anywhere from 300 feet to 1,600 feet deep that’s an enormous amount of rock

deep that’s an enormous amount of rock

deep that’s an enormous amount of rock that has to be heated so that this oil

that has to be heated so that this oil

that has to be heated so that this oil will flow at rates that allow us to

will flow at rates that allow us to

will flow at rates that allow us to produce a commercial enterprise it takes

produce a commercial enterprise it takes

produce a commercial enterprise it takes 81 trillion BTUs of energy every day

81 trillion BTUs of energy every day

81 trillion BTUs of energy every day just to warm the ground here at Kern

just to warm the ground here at Kern

just to warm the ground here at Kern enough energy to power one large air

enough energy to power one large air

enough energy to power one large air conditioner for every human being on the

conditioner for every human being on the

conditioner for every human being on the planet in Alaska BP hopes that a similar

planet in Alaska BP hopes that a similar

planet in Alaska BP hopes that a similar technique will help save Prudhoe Bay

they’re building giant heaters to warm

they’re building giant heaters to warm and soften heavy oil which is otherwise

and soften heavy oil which is otherwise

and soften heavy oil which is otherwise too thick to recover warming oil in the

too thick to recover warming oil in the

too thick to recover warming oil in the Arctic is no easy trick but BP hopes it

Arctic is no easy trick but BP hopes it

Arctic is no easy trick but BP hopes it will keep Prudhoe producing for years to

will keep Prudhoe producing for years to

will keep Prudhoe producing for years to come

the difficulty of extracting oil from

the difficulty of extracting oil from old fields around the world makes n wire

old fields around the world makes n wire

old fields around the world makes n wire an appealing target over the past

an appealing target over the past

an appealing target over the past century oil exploration has touched

century oil exploration has touched

century oil exploration has touched nearly every corner of the globe

there’s not a lot easier left to be

there’s not a lot easier left to be found otherwise we would have found it

found otherwise we would have found it

found otherwise we would have found it and that’s what we would be targeting

and that’s what we would be targeting

and that’s what we would be targeting you know right now we’re pushing out to

you know right now we’re pushing out to

you know right now we’re pushing out to more remote areas we’re pushing out to

more remote areas we’re pushing out to

more remote areas we’re pushing out to deeper water whether it’s Gulf of Mexico

deeper water whether it’s Gulf of Mexico

deeper water whether it’s Gulf of Mexico or even offshore Alaska and continually

or even offshore Alaska and continually

or even offshore Alaska and continually looking for larger accumulations in the

looking for larger accumulations in the

looking for larger accumulations in the Gulf of Mexico they produce twice as

Gulf of Mexico they produce twice as

Gulf of Mexico they produce twice as much oil as on Alaska’s North Slope and

much oil as on Alaska’s North Slope and

much oil as on Alaska’s North Slope and there’s little close to shore that

there’s little close to shore that

there’s little close to shore that remains untapped so companies are going

remains untapped so companies are going

remains untapped so companies are going further than ever before

further than ever before

further than ever before a discover deep seas discover deep seas

a discover deep seas discover deep seas

a discover deep seas discover deep seas as Chevron 0 Charlie Victor Bay please

as Chevron 0 Charlie Victor Bay please

as Chevron 0 Charlie Victor Bay please go ahead nearly a hundred miles offshore

go ahead nearly a hundred miles offshore

go ahead nearly a hundred miles offshore this ship is drilling one of the deepest

this ship is drilling one of the deepest

this ship is drilling one of the deepest holes ever drilled in the Gulf of Mexico

Chevron is drilling down more than five

Chevron is drilling down more than five miles as deep as Mount Everest is tall

miles as deep as Mount Everest is tall

miles as deep as Mount Everest is tall all to look for oil that might be hidden

all to look for oil that might be hidden

all to look for oil that might be hidden in seven million year old rocks