Exploration targets in the Côte d'Ivoire-Ghana transform margin in Equatorial West Africa

Petroleum Exploration and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-50

  Jianping, Liu ^a   Xiaohua, Pan ^b   Jun, Ma ^a,c   Zuoji, Tian ^b   Lunkun, Wan ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (China)

^c MLR   (China)

Author keywords

C te d'Ivoire Ghana transform margin; exploration target; extended margin; petroleum geology; transform margin

Indexed keywords

DEEP SEA; DEPOCENTERS; EARLY CRETACEOUS; EVOLUTION HISTORY; EXPLORATION TARGETS; EXTENDED MARGIN; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON SOURCES; PALAEOZOIC; PRE-TRANSFORM; SEDIMENT LOADS; TRANSFORM FAULT; TRANSFORM MARGIN; TURBIDITY CURRENT; WEST AFRICA;

HYDROCARBONS; OCEAN CURRENTS; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TARGETS; TURBIDITY;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

EID: 77649223499     PISSN: 18763804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1876-3804(10)60013-4     Document Type: Article

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