Rifting and the development of the Faeroe-Shetland Basin

Petroleum Geology Conference Proceedings

Volumn 5, Issue 0, 1999, Pages 533-544

  Dean, Kevin ^a   McLachlan, Kevin ^a   Chambers, Alan ^a  

^a Mobil North Sea Ltd   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80052520232     PISSN: 20479921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/0050533     Document Type: Conference Paper

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