They Gamble on Offshore Drilling
Far out in the Gulf of Mexico, drillers probe the deeps from fantastic artificial islands. It costs millions to play this game – but the payoff may be worth it.
Read the rest of this article, “They Gamble on Offshore Drilling,” published May 28, 1955 [PDF].
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Gives historical perspective to an obviously still risky and dangerous enterprise.