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Shanley, Robinson and Cluff weigh in on future E&P direction

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Take a look through the U.S. perspective regarding the development of energy fuels world wide.

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The energy industry is at a crossroads — petroleum is in the rearview mirror and a methane-based economy is squarely ahead.

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Embrace the Future, Celebrate the Past: It's time for the Association's 89th annual meeting, which will be held this month at the Dallas Convention Center.

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An energy blueprint for the next 50 years in the Pacific Rim is now available in DVD format from the AAPG Bookstore.

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The program is being finalized, but the time to start preparing for the year's premier international meeting is now.

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Brian Cardott, our EMD Web Site Committee chair and president-elect, has worked with AAPG Web site editor Janet Brister to bring you the revised EMD Web site (http://emd.aapg.org), which now has both public and members-only sections.

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The Energy Minerals Division's technical program for the annual meeting in Dallas April 18-21 brings the latest research findings and up-to-date information on commodities and topics of EMD interest.

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Speaking of changes: Jack Thomas, AAPG's geoscience director since 2002, announces his retirement, effective later this year.

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Douglas C. Peters heads the list of award winners announced by AAPG's Energy Minerals Division, who will be honored at the EMD luncheon in Dallas April 21 during the AAPG annual meeting.

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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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An influx of recent mergers and acquisitions has brought even more operators to the Permian, and there are some regions where there is still much geoscience to be done. 

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Adventure enthusiasts should enjoy the story of Angelo Pitoni, a larger- than-life geologist whose story includes exploits rivaling any of those portrayed on the big screen. This article focuses specifically on a chapter of his life that took place in my country, Venezuela, and forms part of our country’s oil exploration history.

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The South American country of Suriname has launched an aggressive campaign to ramp up offshore oil production.

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Brazil’s famed “Father of the Pre-Salt,” Guilherme de Oliveira Estrella, is credited with several major oil discoveries and with advances in petroleum systems research.

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