Hydrocarbon potential in the key basins in the east coast of Africa

Shiyou Kantan Yu Kaifa/Petroleum Exploration and Development

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 543-551

  Zhou, Zongying ^a   Tao, Ye ^a   Li, Shujun ^a   Ding, Wenlong ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

East coast of Africa; Exploration potential; Hydrocarbon accumulation geological condition; Hydrocarbon resources; Rovuma basin; Somali basin; Tanzania basin

Indexed keywords

EAST COAST; EXPLORATION POTENTIAL; GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; HYDROCARBON RESOURCES; ROVUMA BASIN; SOMALI BASIN; TANZANIA;

HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TECTONICS;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

EID: 84885923766     PISSN: 10000747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11698/PED.2013.05.05     Document Type: Article

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