The petroleum potential of Egypt

AAPG Memoir

Volumn 74, Issue , 2001, Pages 453-482

  Dolson, John C ^a   Shann, Mark V ^b   Matbouly, Sayed ^c   Harwood, Colin ^d   Rashed, Rashed ^e   Hammouda, Hussein ^e  

^a BP Amoco Egypt ^*  (Egypt)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^c Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation   (Egypt)

^d British Gas   (Egypt)

^e Gulf of Suez Petroleum Co   (Egypt)

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