Petroleum prospects of lamu basin, south-eastern kenya

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 414-422

  Nyaberi, Mogaka D ^a   Rop, Bernard K ^b  

^a SOUTH EASTERN KENYA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Geophysical and seismic data; Hydrocarbon; Karoo; Kenya; Lamu Basin; Sedimentary rock

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905392735     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: 09746889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12594-014-0058-6     Document Type: Article

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