Newly discovered Botryococcus-rich source rocks in the western Qaidam Basin, NW China and their implications for shale oil exploration in saline lacustrine basins
Owing to the high hydrocarbon content and photosynthetic efficiency of phytoplankton, planktonic microalgae account for the main source of petroleum hydrocarbons in marine and continental petroliferous basins. Therefore, the presence of algal residues in such basins is considered an important indica...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Natural Gas Geoscience |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468256X23000640 |