Petroleum habitats of the Atlantic margin of South Africa

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 153, Issue , 1999, Pages 153-168

  Jungslager, Eric H A ^a  

^a Soekor (Pty) Ltd   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033391452     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.153.01.10     Document Type: Article

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