'''Energy exploration''' is the search for [[oil]] and [[natural gas]] underground.<ref>"Exploration Production is the process of recovering those hidden resources for processing, marketing and use." [http://www.adventuresinenergy.org/exploration-and-production/ Adventures in Energy] - [[American Petroleum Institute]]</ref>
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<ref>"Exploration is the process of trying to find accumulations of oil and natural gas trapped under the Earth’s surface. Production is the process of recovering those hidden resources for processing, marketing and use." [http://www.adventuresinenergy.org/exploration-and-production/ Adventures in Energy] - [[American Petroleum Institute]]</ref>