United Kingdom
It contains a number of onshore Paleozoic and Mesozoic source rocks:
Lower Carboniferous black shales (Bowland, Oil Shale Group), Lower Jurassic Blue Lias shales, Middle Jurassic Oxford Clay, Upper Jurassic Kimmeridge Clay and Purbeck.
France
It contains a number of onshore petroleum source rocks,
the most important of which are the Lower Jurassic Schistes carton, the Middle Jurassic Terres Noires and various Upper Cretaceous organic-rich sections.
the most important of which are the Lower Jurassic Schistes carton, the Middle Jurassic Terres Noires and various Upper Cretaceous organic-rich sections.
Germany
It contains onshore Paleozoic, Mesozoic & Cenozoic petroleum source rocks:
Lower Carboniferous “Kulm” shales, Lower Jurassic “Posidonienschiefer”, Tertiary “Schöneck” shales.
Lower Carboniferous “Kulm” shales, Lower Jurassic “Posidonienschiefer”, Tertiary “Schöneck” shales.
Austria
Austrian onshore sedimentary basins contain various petroleum source rocks:
Triassic bituminous limestones, Upper Jurassic “Malm” marls and Tertiary organic-rich shales.
Triassic bituminous limestones, Upper Jurassic “Malm” marls and Tertiary organic-rich shales.