Professor of Geology Eugene Domack was quoted in an article about Tasmanian oil in the March 1 edition of Platts Oilgram News, an oil industry newsletter. The article discussed an oilman named Malcolm Bendall who is looking for oil on the island of Tasmania, a place where it was long thought that commercial hydrocarbons did not exist. Bendall, however, is certain that the island has potential for oil drilling. Professor Domack concurred, saying, "The potential for oil is 100%... The source rocks are some of the best I've ever seen and they have a thermal history. The problem is how continuous and producible the oil and gas may be due to faulting. It may be difficult to get at without a lot of drilling."
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