Petroleum geology of the Irish Rockall Trough - A frontier challenge

Petroleum Geology Conference Proceedings

Volumn 5, Issue 0, 1999, Pages 433-444

  Walsh, A ^a   Knag, G ^a   Morris, M ^a   Quinquis, H ^b   Tricker, P ^c   Bird, C ^d   Bower, S ^e  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b Shell UK Exploration and Production   (United Kingdom)

^c PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT OMAN   (Oman)

^d BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^e Geos International Ltd   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80052521186     PISSN: 20479921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/0050433     Document Type: Conference Paper

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