Nearby finds brighten outlook for Equatorial Guinea and Namibia

Oil and Gas Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 67-75

  Bray, Richard ^a,b   Lawrence, Steve ^a,c,d  

^a Exploration Consultants Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c Cluff Oil Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPLORATORY OIL WELL DRILLING; OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PETROLOGY; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

APATITE FISSION TRACK ANALYSIS (AFTA);

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM PROSPECTING;

EXPLORATION; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE;

EQUATORIAL GUINEA; NAMIBIA;

EID: 0033082392     PISSN: 00301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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