Oil exploration in the Southern Gulf of Mexico and the Chicxulub impact |
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| Authors: | Jaime Urrutia-Fucugauchi Ligia Pérez-Cruz Antonio Camargo-Zanoguera |
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| Institution: | 1. Proyecto Universitario de Perforaciones en Océanos y Continentes, Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Delegación Coyoacan 04510 D.F., Mexico juf@geofisica.unam.mx;2. Petróleos Mexicanos, PEMEX Exploración y Producción, Blvd. A. Ruiz Cortines 1202, Villahermosa, Tabasco 86030, Mexico |
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| Abstract: | Discovery of the Chicxulub multi-ring impact crater came as a result of oil exploration surveys in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Subsequent studies on the Chicxulub impact and the Cretaceous/Palaeogene (K/Pg) boundary have revealed links between the impact and hydrocarbons, with implications for the K/Pg global environmental and climatic effects, as well as for oil exploration in the Gulf. |
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