A giant belt for oil and natural gas accumulation in the world is the Tethys?tectonic domain where some of the well?known largest oil bearing basins are situated, such as the Persian Golf Basin, the Northern Caucasus Oil Bearing Area and the Surt Basin.

• 世界特提斯构造域是一个巨大的油气富集带，分布着世界上一些著名的特大含油气盆地，如波斯湾盆地、北高加索油区、苏尔特盆地等。