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Explorer
Jul 01, 2026
Shangyou Nie
The Day After
As the Strait of Hormuz reopens, energy producers and importers reassess supply routes, LNG sources and investment priorities.
Jul 01, 2026
Satinder Chopra, Kurt Marfurt
Complex Trace Attributes: A Tutorial
Complex trace attributes transform seismic amplitudes into envelope, phase, and frequency measures that sharpen structural and reservoir interpretation.
Jul 01, 2026
Jacqueline Berryman
The Ancient Inheritance
From Pangea’s assembly to its breakup, discover how ancient tectonics shaped the world’s richest petroleum systems and traps.
Jul 01, 2026
Seek Challenging Basins
Exploration’s biggest rewards often lie where others stop looking. From Alaska’s Pikka discovery to frontier plays, fresh eyes change everything.

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Jul 01, 2026
Jamie Collard, Graeme Bagley
Exploration’s New Reality
Global discoveries are shrinking as demand grows, renewing the case for exploration and intensifying the search for the next major play.
Jul 01, 2026
Heather Saucier, Explorer Correspondent
Where Have the Geoscience Students Gone?
Universities confront falling geoscience enrollment while educators share strategies that are helping programs attract and retain students.
Jul 01, 2026
Emily Smith Llinas
AAPG’s Capstone Program Returns to Houston
Student teams from six regions tackle real-world energy challenges as AAPG’s Imperial Barrel Award returns to an in-person global final.
Jul 01, 2026
Jhonny Casas
Celebrating America’s 250th Year of Independence, and the First American Dinosaur
As America marks 250 years of independence, explore the surprising link between the Founding Fathers and the earliest recorded dinosaur discovery.

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