Palaeozoic petroleum systems of North Africa

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 132, Issue , 1998, Pages 7-68

  Booth, David R D ^a   Clark Lowes, Daniel D ^b,c   Traut, Marc W ^a  

^a Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Clark Lowes Consulting   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; PALEOZOIC; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON;

(NORTH); AFRICA;

ENTOVALVA; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0032452704     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.132.01.02     Document Type: Article

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