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In modern times, a required prerequisite to looking for oil is obtaining the rights to do so. Leases must be acquired from land- or mineral-rights owners, and licenses must be obtained, often from multiple legal jurisdictions—local, regional, state or provincial, and/or national governments.
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Hsu, C.S., Robinson, P.R. (2019). Exploration for Discovery. In: Petroleum Science and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16275-7_6
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