Organic deposition presents challenges in Brazil's offshore fields

World Oil

Volumn 218, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 125-133

  Marques, L C C ^a,b,c   Machado, A L C ^a,c,e,f   Garcia, R L P ^a,c,d   Soldan, A L ^a,c   Campagnolo, E A ^a,g,h  

^a PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^e FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^g FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^h SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

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EID: 0000583778     PISSN: 00438790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
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