Petroleum Geochemistry and Exploration in the Afro-Asian Region: Proceedings of the 6th AAAPG International Conference, Beijing, China, 12-14 October 2004

Petroleum geochemistry has played a crucial role in determining effective source rocks, classifying petroleum systems, and delineating the geneses of conventional and unconventional oils and gases. Petroleum Geochemistry and Exploration in the Afro-Asian Regionincludes 29 papers that survey the progress in petroleum exploration due to the application of molecular geochemistry and biomarkers. Topics include the identification and application of age-indicating biomarkers, the application of diamondoids in appraising the cracking level of crude oils, and the application of the compound-specific isotope analysis of biomarkers and the compound-specific isotope analysis of diamondoids (CSIAB and CSIAD) in oil-source correlation and quantitative identification of source-commingled oils.