The objective of this study is to assess the organic material for petroleum potential and
characterize the relationships between organic material, thermal maturity, and the …

Abstract The Late Cretaceous Duwi Formation in Egypt overlies non-marine, varicolored
shale of the middle Campanian Quseir Formation. It is conformably overlain by gray …

In Egypt, organic-rich sediments in the Duwi and Dakhla Formations of the Campanian-
Danian age are customarily assigned as “oil shale” that occupies the middle latitudes of the …

The present investigations focus on an integrated sedimentological, mineralogical and
geochemical evaluation of the carbonaceous shales from Egypt. The analysis of the black …

We have analyzed the geochemistry and mineralogy of the five characteristic beds that
constitute the Dababiya Quarry Member (DQM) recovered from the Dababiya Quarry Core …

Abstract The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) was identified for the first time in
two sections (Bongue and Dibamba) from the Douala sub-basin located in the Gulf of …

The ever increasing demand for energy and the progressive depletion of crude oil
resources, have renewed interest in oil shale as an alternative fuel resource. Weathered oil …

The influence of using different types of alkali activators namely: sodium sulphate, sodium
silicate, sodium carbonate and sodium hydroxide on the hydration characteristics and physic …

A relatively thick Upper Cretaceous–Lower Tertiary sedimentary succession is exposed in
Gebel Duwi, Red Sea area, through an almost horizontal tunnel cutting the NE dipping strata …

Abstract The Brown Limestone of Egypt is a primary source of hydrocarbons in the Gulf of
Suez. It was deposited during the Late Cretaceous prior to Miocene rifting and development …