Key words: the Chukchi Sea, North Chukchi Basin, Arctic Alaska, geological structure, tectonic evolution, stratigraphy, correlation, petroleum systems.
The Russian Chukchi Sea is one of the most remote regions of Eastern Arctic with very high hydrocarbon potential. It is widely believed that the North Chukchi Basin of the Russian Chukchi Sea has similar geological structure and evolution with the famous US North Slope of Alaska petroleum province. Here we discuss the principal tectonic events, present-day structure and stratigraphy, and proposed hydrocarbon systems of North Chukchi Basin.
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