Evolution and petroleum potential of Western Greece

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 197-218

  Karakitsios, V ^a   Rigakis, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Hellenic Petroleum SA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ionian zone; Pre Apulian zone; Western Greece

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBONS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; TECTONICS;

FOLD-AND-THRUST BELT; IONIAN ZONE; PRE-APULIAN ZONE;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

FOLD AND THRUST BELT; HYDROCARBON ENTRAPMENT; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; ORGANIC MATTER; PETROLEUM; SOURCE ROCK; TETHYS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; HELLENIDES; ITALY; PUGLIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WESTERN GREECE;

AQUILA;

EID: 34447128379     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: 17475457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2007.00197.x     Document Type: Review

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