Petroleum geology and resources in West Africa: An overview

The passive continental margin of West Africa is becoming an attractive area for hydrocarbon exploration, and it experienced four tectonic stages, i.e. pre-rift, syn-rift, transitional and post-rift (drifting) stages. The syn-rift and post-rift stages deposited deep lacustrine hydrocarbon sources an...

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Main Authors: Jian-Ping LIU, Xiao-hua PAN, Jun MA, Zuo-ji TIAN, Yong-jin CHEN, Lun-kun WAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2008-06-01
Series:Petroleum Exploration and Development
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876380408600865