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Kenya´s world class lacustrine source rock: A geochemical analysis and proven petroleum system

Lee Anderson, Jorg Grimmer, Laura Cajas, Gregori Rodrigo, Ramón Gómez, Ester Cuñado, and Maria Flor Garcia

Coniacian-Santonian organic-rich Loma Chumico Formation of N-Costa Rica: An expression of Oceanic Anoxic Event 3?

Goran Andjic, Peter O. Baumgartner, and Claudia Baumgartner-Mora

Basement Characterization and Tectonic Evolution of the Guajira Peninsula

Albert Asensio Salvador

High potential, undeveloped, deep Cretaceous reservoirs in Lake Maracaibo Basin

Richard Aymard

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Synthesis of terrane stratigraphy and assembly of S-Central America

Peter O. Baumgartner, Goran Andjic, Maria Sandoval-Guttierez, Alexandre Bandini-MaederMarc-Olivier Diserens, Claudia Baumgartner-Mora, and Duje Kukoc

Radiolarian biochronology and paleoceanography of Pacific Terranes in Central America and the Caribbean

Peter O. Baumgartner, Goran Andjic, Maria Sandoval-Guttierez, Alexandre Bandini-Maeder, Olivier Diserens, Claudia Baumgartner-Mora, and Duje Kukoc

Evolution and dynamics of arc-related sedimentary basins in southern Central America

Christian Brandes

Geological Research on the Isthmus of Panama (GRIP)

David Buchs, Joanna Brimms, Henry Combes, Andrew Kerr, Jian Wang, David Cavell, Roberto Miranda, Derek Irving, Romie Coronado, Arkin Tapia, Eric Chichaco, Stewart Redwood, Duje Kukoc, and Peter Baumgartner

Evidence for subaerial development of the Caribbean oceanic plateau in the Late Cretaceous and palaeo-environmental implications

David M. Buchs, Andrew C. Kerr 1, Joanna Brims, Juan Pablo Zapata-Villada, 3, Tomás Correa-Restrepo, and Gabriel Rodriguéz

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Barbados Petroleum and its role in understanding source rock distribution in the southern Caribbean region

Andres Cedeno

Palaeoenvironments and potential of Cretaceous and Paleogene source rocks in Jamaica

Soraya Cherry

Paleo-canyons and contemdporaneous oil seeps at the Paleocene/Eocene boundary, Tampico-Misantla Basin, eastern Mexico

Stephen Cossey, Mark Bitter, Gerald Dickens, Don Van Nieuwenhuise, James Pindell, Joshua Rosenfeld, Alejandro Beltrán-Triviño, Paul Cornick, and Claudia Agnini

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Miocene Compressional Tectonics in the Campeche Basin, Mexico:

Ian Davison

Maps of Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola. Mexico

Ian Davison

Exploration potential in NW Cuba

Ian Davison, Alex Kurobasa, Ian Steel, and Mathew Taylor

Modern Sedimentation and Sediment Distribution in the Gulf of Mexico

John Decker, Pieter van Heiningen, Nuredtin Kaymkci, Philip Teas, and Daniel Orange

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New constraints on the tectono-sedimentary evolution of the San Pedro Basin (south-eastern Dominican Republic offshore margin): Implications for its hydrocarbon potential

José Miguel Gorosabel-Araus, José Luis Granja-Bruña, Antonio Gallego-Mingo, Laura Gómez de la Peña, Ramón Mas, Álavro Rodríguez-Zurruner, and Andrés Carbó-Gorosabel

The Muertos margin (NE Caribbean): a review of the crustal structure and its tectonic significance

José Luis Granja-Bruña, Uri ten Brink, Andrés Carbó-Gorosabel, Andrés Muñoz-Martín, P. Llanes Estrada, José Miguel Gorosabel-Arau, and Álvaro Rodríguez-Zurrunero

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The Value of Onshore Geology for Caribbean Offshore Exploration: Walton Basin, Jamaica

Jim Hendry, M. Slatford, S. Shirt, and J. Rice

Bahamas – Cuba Margin, An Untested, Frontier Oil Province

Randy Hiscock

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On a new tectono-sedimentary model of the south-eastern margin of Hispaniola

José Miguel Gorosabel-Araus, José Luis Granja-Bruña, Antonio Gallego-Mingo, Laura Gómez de la Peña, Ramón Mas, Álvaro Rodríguez-Zurrunero, and Andrés Carbó-Gorosábel

Fault Characterization in the Colombia Basin, Southern Caribbean: Implications for Lithology, Stress State, and Exploration Risk

Joseph R. Jacobs, Troy D. Waller II, Scott J. Wilkins, Cody S. Comiskey, and Matthew G. Morris

Middle American geology and evolution

Keith James

Middle America – Intracontinental extension along ancient structures

Keith James

“intra-oceanic” volcanic arcs, Lesser Antilles and Central American volcanic arcs

Keith James

How do we explain the giant reserves of northern South America?

Keith James

Is salt present in the Caribbean?

Keith James

Middle Eocene flysch/wildflysch, unconformity and ovelying shallow marine carbonate rocks

Keith James

Hydrocarbons in the Caribbean

Keith James

How do we explain the giant reserves of northern South America?

Keith James

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What caused rifting in the Gulf of Mexico and why it matters: Stratigraphic and thermal implications

Fraser Keppie

Colombia Sinu Offshore Basin Tectonic Evolution, Depositional Models, and Impact of the Panama Arc-South America Collision

Franchen Kong

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Two-phase Mesozoic opening of the Gulf of Mexico using regional gravity, well, seismic reflection data from both conjugate margins:

Paul Mann, Andrew Steiner, and Pin Lin

Crustal structure and evolution of the Nicaraguan Rise from regional gravity, well, and seismic reflection data

Paul Mann, Luis Carvajal, Javier Sanchez, and Bryan Ott

Tomographic Imaging of Lesser Antilles Slab, Significance for Estimating the Age and Amount of Eastward Motion of the Overriding Caribbean Plate.

Paul Mann, Y-W. Chen, J. Wu, and J. Suppe

Integrated tectonic evolution of the Aves remnant arc, Lesser Antilles active volcanic arc, Tobago forearc, and Barbados accretionary prism of the southeastern Caribbean

Paul Mann, Shenelle Gomez, and Tricia Alavarez

Lithospheric structure of northwestern Venezuela: implications for the understanding of continental margins evolution

Fernando Mazuera, Alejandro Escalona, and Michael Schmitz

Tectonic blocks and basin evolution from the late Cretaceous to Paleogene in eastern Jamaica

Simon Mitchell

Eocene basin development and sedimentation patterns in central and western Jamaica

Simon Mitchell

Geology of the Isthmus of Panama, onshore synthesis and offshore implications

Camillo Montes Rodriquez

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Tectonic controls and sedimentary evolution of the Gulf of Venezuela

Rócio Navas, Alejandro Escalona, and Rafael Ramirez

Unlocking Hydrocarbon Potential of the Caribbean Plate with the New Deep Strata Survey Approach

Aleksandr Nikitin, Nikolai Amelin, and Andrei Iakovlev

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Basement configuration in the Colombian Basin from potential field data

Antonio Olaiz and M. Swank

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Plate tectonics evolution of Tectonics of Eastern Mexico — Gulf of Mexico and its Hydrocarbon Potential

Ricardo Padilla y Sanchez

History of geological requirements for the CCW rotational opening of the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Origin of the Caribbean oceanic crust and Arc System

James Pindell

Hydrocarbon Exploration in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, a Plate Tectonic Perspective

James Pindell

Middle Cretaceous to Recent North America-Caribbean plate boundary history: Mexico to the Virgin Islands via Guatemala, Cuba and Jamaica

James Pindell

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Structure and Hydrocarbon Prospectivity of the North Panama Deformed Belt: Insights from latest seismic reflection imaging

Kyle Reuber and Andy Bliss

Caribbean Hydrocarbon Potential from Regional Seismic Data Analysis

Karyna Rodriguez and N. Hodgson

Structure of the Sinu Fold Belt between the Magdalena Fan and the Uramita Fault (offshore northwest Colombia)

Indira Rodriguez

Preliminary results of the along- and across-strike crustal structure in the northern Hispaniola margin

Alvaro Rodríguez-Zurrunero, José luis Granja-Bruña, Silvia Leroy, Nadine Ellouz-Zimmerman, Andrés Carbó-Gorosabe, Alfornso Muñoz-Martín, José Miguel Gorosabel-Araus, Jordane Corbeau, Laura Gómez de la Peña, Uri ten Brink

Submarine morpho-structure and active processes along the North American-Caribbean boundary plate (Dominican Republic sector)

Alvaro Rodríguez-Zurrunero, Jose luis Granja-Bruña, Amdres Carbó-Gorosabel, Alfonso Muñoz-Martín, Jose Miguel Gorosabel-Araus, Laura Gómez de la Peña, M. Gómez Ballesteros, A. Pazos, M. Catalán, A. Espinosa, M. Druet, P. Llanes, and Uri ten Brink

Pre-spreading history of the Cayman Trough

Josh Rosenfeld

Paleocene-Eocene Boundary Sea Level Drawdown of the Gulf of Mexico

Josh Rosenfeld, Steve Cossey, Jim Pindell 3, Dick van Niuewenhouse, Jon Blickwede, and A. Berman

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Tectonic Models – their influence on Exploration Decision-Making across the Greater Caribbean

Madeleine Slatford

Geological analysis and comparison of the Perdido, Subsalt and Mexican Ridges Fold Belts. An overview of the Mexican petroleum geology in the Gulf of Mexico”

Javier Everado Solano De Alba

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The Origin of Supergiant Hydrocarbon Accumulations (Isotope Geochemical and Geodynamic Aspects) Title

Boris Valyaev and Ivan Dremin

Tectonic driven changes in Tertiary Burgos basin sediment provenance, Gulf of Mexico:

Pieter van Heiningen and N. Kaymakci

New contributions for defining the subduction geometries in the converging margin between NW South America and SW Caribbean Basin

Carlos A. Vargas

Crustal Modeling of the Caribbean- South American Plate Boundary, at Venezuelan Central Coast

Vanessa Villaroel

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Offshore Colombia Hydrocarbon Potential, Southern Caribbean

Troy D. Waller, II, David M. Jones, Joseph R. Jacobs, Istvan Barany, Karilys Castillo, Craig Markey, and Fanchen Kong

New Evidence for Spreading Ridge, Colombia Basin, Southern Caribbean

Troy D. Waller, II and Brian R. Frost

Structural and stratigraphic constraints on the relationship between extension and landscape evolution in the Early Mesozoic Eastern Gulf of Mexico

Amy L. Weislogel