• 5.1 Introduction to hydrocarbon geology

  • 5.1.1 Hydrocarbons: past, present and future
  • 5.1.2 Hydrocarbons: from exploration to production

• 5.2 Hydrocarbon systems: objects and processes

  • 5.2.1 Source rock: generation and preservation
  • 5.2.2 Petroleum generation
  • 5.2.3 Migration and reservoir charging; part I
  • 5.2.4 Migration and reservoir charging; part II
  • 5.2.5 Trapping and seal
  • 5.2.6 Prospect, appraisal and production

• 5.3 Tectonic contexts

  • 5.3.1 Petroleum plays in extensional systems
  • 5.3.2 Petroleum plays in contractional systems