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Department of Geology, Imperial College, Prince Consort Rd, London SW7 2BP, UK
In a review of classic petroleum provinces, it is instructive to consider the most prolific of them all and once again to ask ourselves why it is that the Middle East is so rich in oil and gas. The question has been addressed many times (e.g. see the discussion by Beydoun) but, as new data become available, it will continue to be asked and new insights may be gained by fresh attempts to provide the answer.
The part of the region considered in this brief overview surrounds the Arabian/Persian Gulf, and does not extend either northwest far into Iraq or southeast into Oman, where much of the oil is Palaeozoic in age. Neither is the abundant gas in the Permian Khuff Formation included, since little information about it is available — and even less on its source. We are therefore concerned with the Mesozoic and Tertiary accumulations in a limited part of the basin.
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