Development of oil formation theories and their importance for peak oil

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1995-2004

  Höök, Mikael ^a   Bardi, Ugo ^b   Feng, Lianyong ^c   Pang, Xiongqi ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

Abiogenic petroleum; Abiotic oil; Extraction rate; Oil formation theories; Peak oil

Indexed keywords

ABIOGENIC; ABIOTIC OIL; EXTRACTION RATE; OIL FORMATION; PEAK OIL;

BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; OIL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON;

EID: 77957861504     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2010.06.005     Document Type: Article

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