Discovery of shale gas in organic-rich Jurassic successions, Adventdalen, Central Spitsbergen, Norway

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1Department of Arctic Geology, The University Centre in Svalbard, PO box 156, 9171 Longyearbyen, Norway. 2Department of Energy Resources, University of Stavanger, P.O. Box 8600 Forus, 4036 Stavanger Norway. 3KAPPA Engineering, Myklabergstien 15, N–4052 Røyneberg, Norway. 4Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, PO Box 1047 Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway. 5RPS Group Inc, Chasewood Technology Park, 20405 Tomball Parkway, Building Two, Suite 200, Houston, Texas 77070–2618, USA. 6Institute for Energy Technology, Instituttveien 18, 2007 Kjeller, Norway. 7Gotic AS, P.O. Box 8034 Forus, 4068 Stavanger, Norway.