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Genesis of Petroleum by
FischereTropsch Synthesis
 Global anoxic events may have been
responsible for the worldwide deposition of
organic-rich sediment (Fig. 5.8(D)). This
mechanism has been proposed to explain
the extensive Upper JurassiceLower
Cretaceous black shales that occur in so
many parts of the world, notably in the
Atlantic Ocean and its environs (Arthur and
Schlanger, 1979; Schlanger and Cita, 1982;
Stein, 1986; Summerhayes, 1987). Tissot
(1979) has shown that about 85% of the
worlds oil was sourced from Late Jurassic to
Early Cretaceous formations.