Hydrocarbon and Petroleum Geology of France (Special Publication of the European Association of Petroleum Geoscientists): 4 - Tapa blanda

This special publication no. 4 of the European Association of Petroleum Geoscientists and Engineers is devoted to some recent developments in the petroleum geology of France. Most of the papers have been presented either as oral or poster communications a

ThIS volume contaInS proceedIngs from a specIal seSSIOn devoted to the hydrocarbons of France, whIch was held dunng the 4th Annual Conference of the European ASSOCI­ atIOn of Petroleum GeoscIentIsts and Engineers at the Palms des Congres, Pans, from 1 to 5 May 1992. The conference took place in parallel with the 54th MeetIng of the European Association of ExploratIon GeophysicIsts. Altogether there were some 4500 attendees at both. ThIS volume also contaInS additIOnal papers selected to pro­ vIde a more complete reVIew of regIOnal and thematIc research currently beIng under­ taken to Improve the effIcIency of hydrocarbon exploratIOn and productIOn In France. ThIs volume IS composed of 32 chapters correspondIng to fIve regIonal tOpICS. Chapters 1 to 4 (Part 1) are general IntroductIOns and statIstIcs on exploratIOn-pro­ ductIon of hydrocarbons and underground gas storage In France Chapters 5 to 12 (Part 2) concern the Pans BasIn (where about 61 and 3.7 % of domestIc 011 and gas are currently beIng produced) and the neIghbonng offshore French Western Approaches.