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Word: mineraria (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Since first striking Sicilian oil in 1954 at Ragusa (where ENI had tried and failed), he pointed out that Gulf has drilled 34 holes, and that 31 of them are now producing 22,000 bbl. a day-only half of eventual capacity. In contrast, ENI's subsidiary, AGIP Mineraria, has moved into Gela, 30 miles away, in hopes of matching Gulf: there it has a 56,000-acre concession, but only four wells producing. Daily take: about 1,540 bbl. of crude so sulphurous that it has to be treated before refining...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BUSINESS ABROAD: Gulf's Progress | 2/10/1958 | See Source »

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