West Greenland versus Vøring Basin: Comparison of two deepwater frontier exploration plays

Petroleum Geology Conference Proceedings

Volumn 5, Issue 0, 1999, Pages 315-324

  Aram, R B ^a  

^a Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

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EID: 80052532132     PISSN: 20479921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/0050315     Document Type: Conference Paper

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