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Geology without borders: An exploration renaissance is under way in eastern Canada, thanks to the prolific Trenton-Black River fairway.

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A new format for training is introduced through AAPG's Education programs. The WEC may be just what you've been waiting for.

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Those looking to become players in the international arena can find a lot of 'new' possibilities at the third annual APPEX London, to be held March 2-4 at the Paragon Hotel in West Brompton, London.

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One service that most members seem to want is more networking, at least according to the results of two recent surveys by AAPG and the DPA.

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Explorer Director’s Corner

'As a 'baby-boomer' I always assumed that my generation would learn from the mistakes of older generations. Yet, based on the recent questionable ethics of a small group of business people from Wall Street to Main Street in my age bracket, it appears that, in some cases, if anything was taught about ethics, little was learned.

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Explorer President’s Column

Energy and geology have been critical for civilization since the beginning of mankind. As the late Charlie Dodge once said, 'Geology is the oldest profession.'

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Explorer Emphasis Article

Investment in Russia's oil industry: Good idea? Bad idea? Words of wisdom from some with experience.

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Explorer Emphasis Article

The president and CEO of a Houston-based independent oil company makes a compelling case for companies to expand their operations worldwide.

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Explorer Emphasis Article

There's more to Alaska than Prudhoe Bay: New technology and some surprising geological discoveries are helping to reawaken Alaska's petroleum promise.

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Explorer President’s Column

The outlook for students in the petroleum industry is excellent. That's right. Due to the average age of both AAPG and SEG members and the prospects of this group retiring in the next 10-15 years, opportunities should be good for students.

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Explorer Director’s Corner

Perhaps you did a double take pulling the April issue of EXPLORER from the mailbox. What is this? If you joined AAPG in the last 40 years, you’ve only known EXPLORER in its long-standing tabloid format. It worked well for many years as our advertisers – particularly seismic companies – loved the large format and the ability to display their data on a sweeping canvas. For readers, it was a little more awkward.

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Explorer Historical Highlights

The Casablanca oil field, discovered in 1975 and located on the Mediterranean shelf edge, has been greatly significant in the world’s offshore oil industry activity, besides being by far the biggest oil field in Spain.

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It isn’t news to anyone that prediction is difficult, especially when it’s the future (as a great man once said). Uncertainty and unpredictability are just a part of the job of tracking and predicting the future supply and demand of energy. That being the case, when energy analysts say that the current level of uncertainty is particularly high, it might be easy to dismiss it as a “dog bites man” story. It isn’t.

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Explorer Geophysical Corner

Advancements in processing and imaging techniques have continued over the last several decades, which have gradually improved the quality of the processed surface seismic data. When the quality of the existing seismic data is not adequate to perform an interpretation task reasonably, then the interpreter looks for other options. Is it feasible to acquire a new survey? In the absence of an improved survey, will reprocessing of seismic data be a good option?

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A new type of buoyancy model can be used to understand the source of residual oil zones, both thick and thin, to help determine the likelihood that economically viable recoverable oil resides in transition zones of imbibition reservoirs. Application of a buoyancy and breech model will fill a void in reservoir characterization. It will help distinguish between TZs and ROZs, the first of which allows application of primary and secondary (waterflooding) oil recovery methods and the second of which requires more difficult CO2-enhanced oil recovery projects.

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