Giant fields, petroleum systems and exploration maturity of Algeria

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 132, Issue , 1998, Pages 79-96

  Macgregor, Duncan S ^a  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; OIL FIELD; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON;

ALGERIA;

ENTOVALVA; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0032453134     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.132.01.04     Document Type: Article

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