Petroleum geology and resources in West Africa: An overview

Petroleum Exploration and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 378-384

  LIU, Jian Ping ^a   PAN, Xiao hua ^b   MA, Jun ^a,c   TIAN, Zuo ji ^b   CHEN, Yong jin ^d   WAN, Lun kun ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (China)

^c MLR   (China)

^d CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

hydrocarbon potential; passive continental margin; petroleum geology; West Africa

Indexed keywords

EARTH SCIENCES; FOSSIL FUELS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GEOLOGY; HYDROCARBONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; SEDIMENTATION; STAGES;

DEEP SEA; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL; HYDROCARBON RESOURCES; HYDROCARBON SOURCES; LARGE RIVERS; NIGER DELTA; PASSIVE CONTINENTAL MARGIN; SYN-RIFT; WEST AFRICA;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

EID: 45949097056     PISSN: 18763804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1876-3804(08)60086-5     Document Type: Article

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