"Petroleum geoscience describes the application of geological principles and methods to the identification and characterization of untapped fossil fuel deposits. As the readily accessible deposits are coming to an end, petroleum geologists and exploration geophysicists have had to broaden their toolbox for studying such hydrocarbon reservoirs, so that every can now comprehensively examine and assess every type of rock and geological feature. The understanding of tectonics and geomechanics at a regional as well as a global scale has proven to be vital for the successful exploration and subsequent exploitation of novel hydrocarbon resources."-- Provided by publisher.