Global Neoproterozoic petroleum systems: The emerging potential in North Africa

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 326, Issue , 2009, Pages 1-25

  Craig, Jonathan ^a   Thurow, Juergen ^b   Thusu, Bindra ^b   Whitham, Andy ^c   Abutarruma, Yousef ^d  

^a ENI S P A   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Cambridge Arctic Shelf Programme (CASP)   (United Kingdom)

^d Earth Science Society of Libya   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; DEPOSITION; EDIACARAN; FIELDWORK; GLACIATION; GONDWANA; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; PROTEROZOIC; RODINIA; SOURCE ROCK; STROMATOLITE;

ALGERIA; ANTI ATLAS; ATLAS MOUNTAINS; CYRENAICA; KUFRA; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MALI; MAURITANIA; MOROCCO; TAOUDENNI BASIN;

EID: 75249084375     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP326.1     Document Type: Article

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