Deep-sea margins of Northwest Africa as a potential hydrocarbon-bearing region

Oceanology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 588-592

  Zabanbark, A ^a  

^a SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAP ROCK; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; RESERVOIR ROCK; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SOURCE ROCK;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0142126175     PISSN: 00014370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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