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To test the usefulness of surface geochemical methods as regional evaluation tools, a study was undertaken by Tenneco Oil Company, comprising, in part, the southern quadrants of the Norwegian North Sea.
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Gevirtz, J.L., Carey, B.D., Blanco, S.R. (1985). Regional geochemical analysis of the southern portion of the Norwegian Sector of the North Sea. In: Thomas, B.M. (eds) Petroleum Geochemistry in Exploration of the Norwegian Shelf. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4199-1_21
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