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  • Australian Institute of Petroleum. "Offshore Oil Drilling." Earth Science Australia. (June 21, 2010) http://earthsci.org/mineral/energy/gasexpl/offshore.html
  • Diamond Offshore. "Offshore Drilling Basics." (June 22, 2010) http://www.diamondoffshore.com/ourCompany/ourcompany_offshorebasics.php
  • Minerals Management Service. "Mobil Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU)." (June 21, 2010) http://www.mms.gov/ooc/Assets/KatrinaAndRita/BackgrounderMODU.pdf
  • Oil Gas Glossary. "Barge Submersible Rig Defiinition." 2010. (June 21, 2010) http://oilgasglossary.com/posted-barge-submersible-rig.html
  • Ritzholtz, Barry. "Deepwater Horizon." The Big Picture. May 25, 2010. (June 21, 2010) http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/05/deepwater-horizon-2/
  • U.S. Energy Information Administration. "Petroleum Basic Statistics." July 2009. (July 6, 2010) http://www.eia.doe.gov/basics/quickoil.html