Petroleum Geology of the East Mediterranean

P009 PETROLEUM GEOLOGY OF THE EAST MEDITERRANEAN Abstract 1 An assessment is made of the exploration potential of the East Mediterranean using new 2D seismic and public data. With respect to the Mesozoic the area is divided in a southern sandstone-carbonate province and a central-northern carbonate province. The Tertiary includes Oligo-Miocene continental and turbidite sandstones on the continental margins and on the flanks of the northern thrust belts (in analogy with the Kyrenia Range of Cyprus). Late Messinian fluvial and Pliocene submarine fan sand plays are present in the south and along the coast of the Levant. The three main