Oil exploration in North America
A) has been more intensely explored than any other continental landmass.
B) is yielding new sources that are eliminating the need to import oil.
C) is finding new reserves at increasingly higher success rates for each exploratory drilling event.
D) is no longer cost-effective and has been discontinued since the early 1970s.
A
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