Explorer Emphasis Article

Arctic exploration and production is not for the timid. Nor for those without deep pockets.

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Explorer Article

Oil prices ... barreling downward. Natural gas prices ... up in flames. Gasoline prices ... tanking. The year got off to a scary start for the oil and gas industry

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Energy Policy Blog

In January several long-awaited actions are likely: The Nebraska Supreme Court should rule on a suit challenging the right of the governor to approve the pipeline route; President Obama may decide whether to issue a presidential permit; and the House and Senate plan votes on legislation to approve the pipeline without a presidential permit.

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Explorer Geophysical Corner

This month’s Geophysical Corner column deals with Sobel filtering for enhancing seismic coherence attribute.

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Explorer Article

January and early February are going to be busy months for AAPG’s Distinguished Lecture program, with several speakers set to make tours.

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Explorer Emphasis Article

In international exploration, the new normal is starting to look like the old normal. And 2014 looked a lot like the year before.

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Explorer Article

For anyone looking to learn from the best oil finders in the business and to interact with successful explorers as they share accounts of their greatest discoveries, that opportunity is at hand. Get ready for this year’s editions of the Division of Professional Affairs (DPA) Playmaker Forums.

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Energy Policy Blog

Russia, Denmark (through Greenland) and Canada all claim that their territories extend to the North Pole. This is despite the fact that the Pole is well over 400 miles from the shores of any Arctic country. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Treaty provides a mechanism for recognizing national territorial claims beyond the traditional 200-nautical-mile limit if a country’s continental shelf extends further. The United States is not a party to the Convention so it will not be staking a claim.

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Explorer Policy Watch

The need for research to help understand the causes and mitigate induced seismicity was one of several topics at several recent Washington, D.C., workshops that explored what we know about the subsurface and its response to energy extraction technologies – and what research is needed for more efficient and safe energy development.

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Explorer Division Column EMD

Over the past year or so we have observed strong evidence that nuclear power is into a new expansion period.

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