Oil find near Gatwick airport much larger than thought

09 April 2015 - 11:44
By REUTERS

A small oil find near London's Gatwick airport contains much more oil than first estimated, an independent report commissioned by the field's developers said on Thursday. London-listed UK Oil & Gas Investments said the report estimated 158 million barrels per square mile could be lying below the site just north of Britain's second-largest airport, much more than first thought.

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