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Energy Policy Blog By Edith Allison

Europe, especially Central and Eastern Europe, continues to be at risk of a Russian cutback in natural gas deliveries. Washington, D.C., legislators optimistically claim that U.S. natural gas exports will reduce European dependence on Russian natural gas. A Brookings Energy Security Institute study suggests this is unlikely.

Added on 23 October, 2014

Explorer Article By Terry Engelder

Truth and Lies About Hydraulic Fracturing

During my recent 11-country AAPG Distinguished Lecture tour in Europe I had many requests for “The Environmental Realities of Hydraulic Fracturing: Fact versus Fiction,” an analysis of the root causes of the global pushback against hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as “fracking.” Central causes of public fear arose in America because of a combination of early mistakes by industry and purposeful disinformation from activists and others seeking to profit from such mistakes.

Added on 01 October, 2014

Explorer Policy Watch By Edith Allison

Should the U.S. Fill the Russian Gas Gap?

The U.S. shale oil and gas production surge and the resulting shift of the United States from a major importer to an exporter of oil and natural gas are well known, but there is disagreement about what this means for U.S. and global energy security

Added on 01 September, 2014

Explorer Emphasis Article By Heather Saucier

Honoring Peter Ziegler and David Roberts

The global contributions to geology of the late Peter Alfred Ziegler of Switzerland and the late David Gwyn Roberts of Wales made such an impact on academia and industry that two special memorial sessions have been scheduled in their honor at the AAPG’s International Conference and Exhibition in Istanbul, Turkey in September.

Added on 01 September, 2014

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

The Geology of History

Where did the study of geology and all other modern science begin? Look for the starting place and you might go all the way back to the ancient city of Miletus in Ionia, among Greek-speaking people living in the Aegean coastal area of present-day Turkey.

Added on 01 September, 2014

Explorer Emphasis Article By Ken Milam

3-D Seismic Revives Dormant Field in Oman

Improved imaging technology has helped explorationists in the Sultanate of Oman reawaken a sleeping giant.

Added on 01 September, 2014

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

On the Messinian Crisis

Imagine the Mediterranean Sea drying out. Imagine the late Permian, as the Earth warmed and dried, and much of life faced extinction. Now put the two together, and you have the basis of an analog examined in the presentation “The Messinian Mediterranean Crisis: A Model for the Permian Delaware Basin?” at the upcoming AAPG International Conference and Exhibition in Istanbul, Turkey.

Added on 01 September, 2014

Explorer Emphasis Article By Brian Ervin,Brian Ervin

Croatia Expands to Onshore Development

Croatia’s call for foreign investment in the development of its largely untapped oil and gas resources recently expanded to include onshore development.

Added on 01 September, 2014

Explorer Emphasis Article By Ken Milam

China Poised for American-Style Shale Boom

The lessons taken from U.S. shale gas successes hold major implications for China’s energy future, according to researchers at the Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah. The similarities and potential are explored in a paper to be presented at the AAPG International Conference and Exhibition this month in Istanbul, Turkey.

Added on 01 September, 2014

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Ireland Development Sporadic, But Promising

Ireland’s Atlantic basins harbor the potential for major oil and gas discoveries in water depths ranging from 150 to more than 2,500 meters, according to the country’s Energy and Natural Resources office. Even so, exploration activity in the Irish offshore has been sporadic over the past four decades.

Added on 01 September, 2014

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