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Sedimentbecken im südlichen Afrika und ihre fossilen Kohlenwasserstoff-Ressourcen

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Schulz,  Hans-Martin
Vol. 4, Issue 2 (2014), GFZ Journal 2014, System Erde : GFZ Journal, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;
4.3 Organic Geochemistry, 4.0 Chemistry and Material Cycles, Departments, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

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Scheck-Wenderoth,  Magdalena
Vol. 4, Issue 2 (2014), GFZ Journal 2014, System Erde : GFZ Journal, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;
4.4 Basin Analysis, 4.0 Chemistry and Material Cycles, Departments, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

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Sippel,  Judith
Vol. 4, Issue 2 (2014), GFZ Journal 2014, System Erde : GFZ Journal, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;
4.4 Basin Analysis, 4.0 Chemistry and Material Cycles, Departments, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

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Horsfield,  Brian
Vol. 4, Issue 2 (2014), GFZ Journal 2014, System Erde : GFZ Journal, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;
4.3 Organic Geochemistry, 4.0 Chemistry and Material Cycles, Departments, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

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Schulz, H.-M., Scheck-Wenderoth, M., Sippel, J., Horsfield, B. (2014): Sedimentbecken im südlichen Afrika und ihre fossilen Kohlenwasserstoff-Ressourcen. - System Erde, 4, 2, 26-31.
https://doi.org/10.2312/GFZ.syserde.04.02.4


Cite as: https://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_760899
Abstract
Large coal deposits occur in South Africa. The production and use of these deposits enable South Africa to satisfy 70 % of its energy demand and 90 % of its electricity production utilising coal-fired power plants. However, coal combustion causes large carbon dioxide emissions, and South Africa – after signing the Kyoto protocol – strives towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 34 % by 2020. South Africa therefore looks to alternative energy resources, including renewables, but mainly centred on cleaner fossil energy carriers such as natural gas. Indeed, fossil fuels are high on the agenda, and exploration is ongoing both offshore and onshore. A major focus has recently developed on unconventional hydrocarbons on land in the Karoo Basin. Recent basic scientific findings have demonstrated that glacial events had a direct influence on the extent of black shale deposition in that basin. Within the framework of a long standing cooperation with South African academia and industry, a concerted effort has been made to better understand the present-day dynamics, structure and composition of the South African continental margins. Based on new 3D models, reconstructions of the margin evolution have assessed related processes as lithospheric stretching, heat flow through time and lateral variations of vertical movements. Such basic understanding is crucial for the understanding of offshore basins and their related oil and gas potential.