One thing we do know is that no matter how environmentally dangerous extracting it will continue to be, big oil will get every last drop of it. Take that to the bank.
Live Science: Why Is So Much Oil In the Gulf of Mexico?
The main reason the Gulf of Mexico is such a hotbed for oil and gas exploration today is because it is stuffed full of so-called source rocks. These rocks were formed millions of years ago during the Cretaceous, pre-Cretaceous and Upper Jurassic eras, "when dinosaurs were out running around," Roberts said. These rocks, however, were created by something much smaller than dinosaurs — layers of algae on the bottom of the Gulf.
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