Difference in hydrocarbon distribution in passive margin basins of east and west Africa

Shiyou Kantan Yu Kaifa/Petroleum Exploration and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 561-567

  Sun, Haitao ^a,b   Zhong, Dakang ^a,b   Zhang, Simeng ^a,b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting   (China)

Author keywords

Africa; Deep water exploration; Delta; Hydrocarbon distribution; Passive margin basin

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; DEEP WATER; DELTA; HYDROCARBON DISTRIBUTION; PASSIVE MARGIN BASINS;

PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SEDIMENTOLOGY; TECTONICS; TURBIDITY; WATER RESOURCES;

HYDROCARBONS;

EID: 77958483998     PISSN: 10000747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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