Petroleum Geochemistry of South Atlantic Sedimentary Basins

Dear Colleagues,

The South America and Africa Atlantic conjugate margins contain more than 30 important sedimentary basins. The structural and tectonic evolution of these basins favoured the generation, migration and accumulation of giant petroleum reserves, which, since the 1950s have been the focus of several exploratory campaigns, and consequently, academic studies.

The deepening of geochemistry studies is relevant not only from a geological point of view, but also for environmental sciences, biochemistry, oceanography, climatology, hydrology, geophysics, etc. Thus, this Special Issue intends to increase and help to disseminate the knowledge on sedimentary basins in the South Atlantic, focusing on petroleum geochemistry information and data, through traditional and innovative methods, reviews, and any other relevant contributions from scholars around the world. We especially encourage the submission of articles on the following topics:

• Advances in petroleum biomarkers studies of the South Atlantic basins;
• Advances in hydrocarbons and associated gases characterization in the South Atlantic basins;
• Characterization and simulation of oil and gas seeps across the South Atlantic conjugate margin;
• Petroleum system characterization and simulation case studies;
• Geochemical and basin modelling case studies;
• Reservoir geochemistry case studies;
• Sources of reduced sulphur (H₂S) across the South Atlantic conjugate margin: bacterial versus thermochemical sulphate reduction;
• Advances in the characterization and prediction of carbon dioxide (CO₂) accumulation across the South Atlantic basins;
• Fluid inclusions applications to reconstructing the history of the South Atlantic petroleum systems;
• Advances in the understanding of hydrothermal and magmatic events linked to the evolution of the South Atlantic petroleum systems;
• Paleoenvironmental reconstruction: implications for the South Atlantic petroleum systems;
• Oceanic Anoxic Events (OAE) in the context of the South Atlantic conjugate margin;
• Chronology of the petroleum systems of the South Atlantic basins.

Dr. Gabriel Barberes
Dr. Ana Luiza Spadano Albuquerque
Dr. Igor Martins Martins Venancio Padilha de Oliveira
Prof. Dr. Rui Pena Dos Reis
Dr. André Luiz Silva Pestilho
Dr. André Durante Spigolon
Guest Editors

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• petroleum system
• geochemistry
• South Atlantic Basins
• sedimentary basins
• conjugate margins