Oil Fields Under Olive Groves Offer Italy Economic Boost

Underneath the groves that make southern Italy the world’s second-largest olive oil producer, geologists have found a more lucrative liquid: Europe’s biggest onshore crude oil fields. Basilicata, a mountainous, sparsely populated province that sits in the arch of Italy’s boot, holds more than 1 …

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Oil Fields Under Olive Groves Offer Italy Economic Boost