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New Memoir Examines Hot Margin Play

A new publication that studies an area that is among the world's hottest exploration targets has been released by AAPG.

Petroleum Systems of South Atlantic Margins, AAPG Memoir 73, is a 451-page volume that represents a collection of papers presented at the 1997 Hedberg Conference, which was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, co-sponsored by AAPG and the Brazilian Association of Petroleum Geologists (ABGP.

The book, edited by Marcio Mello and Barry J. Katz, is being published jointly by AAPG and Petrobras.

The South Atlantic continental margins basins have undergone a surge of exploration activity, fueled by recent giant discoveries on both the South American and African margins.

The book contains:

• Descriptions of the petroleum geology of more than 12 basins along the margins.
• Detailed discussion of the petroleum systems within the basins.
• Methodologies used in the assessment of petroleum system components.
• Overviews of the different components found in the region's many systems.

The book's price is $49 for AAPG members, and $83 for non-members.

To order, call 1-800-364-2274 (USA and Canada) or 1-918-584-2555; or visit the AAPG online bookstore.