Petroleum geology and exploration (video)

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This video gives an overview of the petroleum geology and exploration, created by Prof Richard Sedlock. Some topics covered are:

  • History of oil industry
  • Why is oil concentrated in the Middle East?
  • How to make exploitable petroleum - source rock - permeability - diagram of a vertical slice through Earth's crust
  • Exploration and production steps
An introduction on petroleum geology and exploration.

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