Abstract The Dahomey Basin, located in southwestern Nigeria, is an energy-rich frontier
basin with sedimentary successions consisting of both (onshore) terrestrial and (offshore) …

Geological investigation have led to discovery of huge tar sand deposits within Afowo
Formation of the Turonian–Maastrichtianage (95.9–66.0 Ma) in the Nigerian sector of the …

Although huge deposits of tar sands have been disco vered in parts of south-western
Nigeria, detailed g eological studies of many locations are yet to be executed. S uch studies …

Tar sand samples were collected at five locations in parts of Southwestern Nigeria, and were
analyzed to determine their direct application as road asphalt surfacing material. Seven …

The Afowo oil sand deposits in parts of Southwestern Nigeria were described by scanning
electron microscope for characterizing the reservoir sands, based on their clay content …

Sedimentological and scanning electron microscopic analyses of some shallow reservoir tar
sand samples in parts of Southwestern Nigeria were carried out with the aim of …

Environmental geology of a tar sand-rich area in parts of Southwestern Nigeria was carried
out to generate geological baseline information necessary for the planning of exploitation of …

The Afowo oil sand deposits in parts of Southwestern Nigeria were described by scanning
electron microscope for characterizing the reservoir sands, based on their clay content …

The most important on-going research is in the area of climatic change and its negative
effect on the environment. Most of this research is concentrated on the environmental impact …

Fifteen rock samples were collected from some part of the Ijebu member of Ewekoro
formation around Odogbolu, Southwestern Nigeria. These samples were analyzed for their …