Hydrocarbon accumulation in the deep waters of South China Sea controlled by the tectonic cycles of marginal sea basins

Abstract: The tectonic cycle of the marginal sea basins in South China Sea (SCS) includes two cycles, i.e., the formation and contraction of Palaeo-SCS and Neo-SCS. The northern part of SCS is a rift basin on a passive continental margin, while the the Nansha Block is a drifting rift basin. The sout...

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Main Authors: Gongcheng Zhang, Hongjun Qu, Shixiang Liu, Xiaojun Xie, Zhao Zhao, Huailei Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2016-09-01
Series:Petroleum Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2096249517300297