GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE AND PROSPECTS OF OIL AND GASBEARING AT THE CONTINENTAL MARGIN OF TANZANIA
- Authors: Zabanbark A.1, Lobkovsky L.I.1
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Affiliations:
- Shirshov Institute of Oceanology RAS
- Issue: Vol 65, No 3 (2025)
- Pages: 512-523
- Section: Морская геология
- URL: https://bakhtiniada.ru/0030-1574/article/view/306130
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S0030157425030111
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/gwygjj
- ID: 306130
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About the authors
A. Zabanbark
Shirshov Institute of Oceanology RAS
Email: azaban@ocean.ru
Moscow, Russia
L. I. Lobkovsky
Shirshov Institute of Oceanology RAS
Email: llobkovsky@ocean.ru
Moscow, Russia
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