Discovery of prolific natural methane seeps at Gullfaks, northern North Sea

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 197-201

  Hovland, M ^a  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOCHEMISTRY; OCEANOGRAPHY; OFFSHORE PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; SEEPAGE;

METHANE SEEPS; SEA-LEVEL LOWSTAND; SHALLOW GAS;

METHANE;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; GAS FIELD; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROCARBON SEEP; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; METHANE; MICROBIAL MAT; SEAFLOOR;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULLFAKS FIELD; NORTH SEA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BEGGIATOA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 34250179111     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00367-007-0070-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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