New insights on the origin of Barra Volcanic Ridge System, offshore Ireland : a long distance influence of the Iceland mantle plume
Acknowledgements This project was funded by the Irish Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences (iCRAG), Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), Irish Shelf and Petroleum Studies Group (ISPSG) of the Petroleum Infrastructure Programme (PiP) and Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS). This publicati...
| Published in: | Marine and Petroleum Geology |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2164/23083 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2023.106237 |
| Summary: | Acknowledgements This project was funded by the Irish Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences (iCRAG), Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), Irish Shelf and Petroleum Studies Group (ISPSG) of the Petroleum Infrastructure Programme (PiP) and Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS). This publication uses data and survey results acquired during a project undertaken on behalf of the Irish Shelf Petroleum Studies Group (ISPSG) of the Irish Petroleum Infrastructure programme Group 4. The ISPSG comprises: AzEire Petroleum Ltd, Cairn Energy Plc, BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd, CNOOC Petroleum Europe Limited, ENI Ireland BV, Equinor Energy Ireland Limited, Europa Oil & Gas Plc, ExxonMobil E&P Ireland (Offshore) Ltd, Husky Energy, Petroleum Affairs Division of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Providence Resources plc, Repsol Exploración SA, Sosina Exploration Ltd, Total EP, Tullow Oil Plc and Woodside Energy (Ireland) Pty Ltd. processing is done by using ECHOS software from Paradigm. We are very thankful to Dr. J. Kim Welford for providing us with the 3D Moho map of Irelands offshore. We acknowledge the Geological Survey Ireland and the Marine Institute (INFOMAR), for providing the data for this work. We also acknowledge Schlumberger for providing an academic license of Petrel software for this study. SR further acknowledges research funding from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and PIP. This publication derives from research supported in part by a research grant from SFI under Grant Number 13/RC/2092 and co-funded under the European Regional Development Fund and by iCRAG industry partners. Sincere thanks to Tim Minshul, Laurent Gernigon and a third reviewer for providing helpful reviews and insightful comments on the paper, which greatly improved the quality of the manuscript. Peer reviewed |
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