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A detailed study of the Buccaneer Gas and Oil Field was preceded by a pilot study conducted by scientists from Texas A&M University. One of the conclusions of the pilot study was that there was sufficient evidence for petroleum hydrocarbons in the environment in the vicinity of the Buccaneer Field to warrant inclusion of a hydrocarbon study in the main project (Giam, 1976). Contracts awarded to the University of Houston enabled it to perform the hydrocarbon study during all four years of the project (1976-1980).
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Middleditch, B.S. (1981). Hydrocarbons and Sulfur. In: Middleditch, B.S. (eds) Environmental Effects of Offshore Oil Production. Marine Science, vol 14. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1110-2_2
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