LibGuides: Oil and Gas in Lebanon: Geo-Petroleum

Overview

The Geology of Lebanon: A summary. Mirrored at Al Mashriq in collaboration with AUB.

Geological Maps

Simplified geological map of Lebanon Retrieved from the Digital Documentation Center at AUB

Use the library Catalog to retrieve a list of geological maps on Lebanon. Maps are found in the Archives and Special Collections department.

Technical Data

Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources of the Levant Basin Province, Eastern Mediterranean (03, 2010)
U.S. Geological Survey
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http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/#search:basic/query=Assessment%20of%20Undiscovered%20Oil%20and%20Gas%20Resources%20of%20the%20Levant%20Basin%20Province,%20Eastern%20Mediterranean%5C/page=1/page_size=100:0
Technical data from the Lebanese Petroleum Administration
(including seismic data).
Geophysical Exploration and Hydrocarbon Potential Offshore Lebanon (04, 2012)
Dr. Oystein Lie, Petroleum Geo-Services,
Munib and Angela Masri Institute of Energy and Natural Resources, Third Annual International Workshop
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Third Annual International Workshop
The Role of Natural Gas in Lebanon’s
Future Energy Mix
Friday, April 27, 2012 / Hostler Center Auditorium, Beirut,
Hydrocarbon Plays and Prospectivity of the Levantine Basin Offshore Lebanon and Syria from Modern Seismic Data
Article is published in GeoArabia, 2007, vol 12, issue 3, p 99.
Lebanon First Offshore Licensing Round
Experts' presentation. Ministry of Energy and Water,
22nd February 2012
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1. Huw Edwards – ERCL Advisor, Ministry of Energy and Water, Republic of Lebanon (Speaker)
2. Fadi Nader – Advisor, Ministry of Energy and Water, Republic of Lebanon
3. Wissam Chbat – Advisor, Ministry of Energy and Water, Republic of Lebanon
Natural Gas Potential Assessed in Eastern Mediterranean
Released: 4/8/2010
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
PGS Lebanese multi-client seismic data
Plays and Prospectivity Offshore Lebanon, Syria and Cyprus: New Insights from Depth-Imaged Seismic Data
Search and Discovery Article #10262 (2010)
Posted September 24, 2010
Revision of the Jurassic and Cretaceous Oil-Bearing Formations in Lebanon*
By George Bellos posted on Search and Discovery on January 30, 2012.
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*Adapted from extended abstract prepared in conjunction with poster presentation at AAPG International Conference and Exhibition, Milan, Italy, October 23-26, 2011
The Eastern Mediterranean Mesozoic Basin: evolution and oil habitat
P. R. May AAPG Bulletin, 1991, v. 75, p. 1215-1232.
Technical Review Geophysical Database Offshore Lebanon

Scholarly Articles By AUB Professors

Hydrocarbon Potential of Lebanon: New insights from regional correlations and studies Jurasic dolomitization
By F. H. Nader & R. Swennen.
Journal of Petroleum Geology, July 2004, vol. 27, issue 3, pages 253-275
Lebanon revisited: New insights into Triassic hydrocarbon prospects
by Z. R. Baydoun & J. G. Habib.
Journal of Petroleum Geology, January 2005, vol. 18, issue 1, pages 75-90
Seismic evidence for Neogene and active shortening offshore of Lebanon
By Carton, H., et al.
Journal of Geophysical Research, 2009, vol. 114
doi:10.1029/2007JB005391
Petrographic and geochemical study on cave pearls from Kanaan Cave
By Fadi Nader
International Journal of Speleology, January 2007, vol. 36, issue 1, pages 39-50.

Research at AUB

Search the library Catalog to find books, theses, and other materials available in the University Libraries.

Books

The petroleum geology and resources of the Middle East by Ziad Baydoun
Publication Date: 1975

AUB Theses

Petrography of some cretaceous sediments from Lebanon (Aptian-Albian-Cenomanian of the Bhamdoun Region).
By Muhammed Abu-Shushah, 1976.
Petrography of the Jezzine clift limestone formation of Central Lebanon.
By Zaven Baghdassarisan, 1976.
Petrology and geochemistry of some Mesozoic basalts of Lebanon.
By Khaled Noubani, 2000.
Sedimentology and diagenesis of some Neocomian-Barremian rocks (Chouf Formation), Southern Lebanon.
By George Bellos, 2008.
Subsurface geology and well correlation in north and central Lebanon
Ukla, S., 1970
Petrographic and geochemical characterization of the Hasbya asphalt and related host rocks (senonian Chekka Formation - South Lebanon)