Tectonic controls on the petroleum geology of NE Africa

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 132, Issue , 1998, Pages 265-281

  Keeley, M L ^a   Massoud, M S ^b  

^a Emerald Energy Plc   (United Kingdom)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; TECTONIC SETTING;

(NORTHEAST); AFRICA;

CARBONIFEROUS; CONIACIAN; ENTOVALVA; GLOBIGERINA;

EID: 0032468123     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.132.01.15     Document Type: Article

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