Complete the sentence about Majnoon oil field with the correct year: The field was discovered by Braspetro, a Brazilian company in ______, under the leadership of Bolivar Montenegro Guerra in a shallow Upper Cretaceous formation.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 1975
The Majnoon field was discovered in 1975 by the Brazilian company Braspetro under Bolivar Montenegro Guerra, in a shallow Upper Cretaceous formation. The name means mad, from its huge oil volume.
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