Petroleum Geochemistry and Exploration in the Afro-Asian Region

Petroleum geochemistry plays a crucial role in determining effective source rocks, classifying petroleum systems, and delineating the geneses of conventional and unconventional oils and gases. This volume includes 29 papers on progress in petroleum exploration due to the application of molecular geochemistry and biomarkers. Topics include identification and application of age-indicating biomarkers, application of diamondoids in appraising the cracking level of crude oils, and application of the compound-specific isotope analysis of biomarkers and the compound-specific isotope analysis of diamondoids in oil-source correlation and quantitative identification of source-commingled oils.