Rift Segmentation and Domain Architecture of Lofoten-Vesterålen margin (LVM), Offshore Norway

Interpretation of subsurface data integrated with potential field data and published work reveals the lateral variation of the tectono-magmatic style along the Lofoten-Vesterålen margin (LVM. The LVM is suggested to have experienced time progressive rift segmentation. The first segmentation occurred during Early Cretaceous separating the South Lofoten province to the North Lofoten province by a transfer zone. The transfer zone allowed switching of fault polarity between each rift segment. The second segmentation is proposed to be initiated during Late Cretaceous separating the Vesterålen-Andøya province to the North Lofoten province. The crustal Necking domain appears to delimit hydrocarbon exploration along the Norwegian continental margin.