Online Voting for AAPG officer candidates for the 2010-11 term will be available through May 15.

Deepwater plays, oil shale projects and a new potential in a surprising location: An update on E&P activities in three of AAPG’s global Regions – Canada, Asia Pacific and the Middle East.

You may think you know everything there is to know about the Middle East's role in future oil production. But you may want to think again.

Heavy oil in the Middle East – an overlooked potential?

Ireland has been a valuable research site for David Pyles – and his research there has been valuable for geoscientists everywhere.

A new view of a familiar area: A recently published AAPG memoir provides fresh information on the Mexican side of the Gulf of Mexico’s petroleum systems.

All in the family: By winning the A.I. Levorsen award, Shane Matson added his own new chapter to an amazing family story.

Lights! Camera! Action! Coming your way, a new documentary film starring ... the Haynesville Shale.

Best of both worlds? A multi-disciplinary approach using seismic data and gravity gradiometry is being tested along the Gulf of Mexico coast.

The secret of his success: A leader in the service industry touts the benefits of oilfield cooperation.

AAPG Headlines

• Spotlight on: He Likes to Rock: Allen Makes His Trips ‘Special’
• National Science Foundation and AAPG sign Memorandum of Understanding to increase Earth Science Funding.
• UK Student Chapters Hold First Meeting
• HOD Officers Set for 2010-11

Surprising beauty above the ground, surprising potential below. If you think you know the Middle East Region, perhaps you should think again.