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Explorer Article By Emily Llinás

'Energy Opportunities' Signals Bright Oil Future for Latin America

Bid rounds, new technologies and the region’s energy future will be topics of discussion at the Energy Opportunities Conference, Exhibition and Business-to-Business Session in Cartagena, Colombia from Aug. 22-23. “We are moving beyond our technical arena to explore regulatory aspects, industry-government collaboration, industry- community relations, plus looking to the future of alternative energy and technologies,” said Victor Vega, Latin America and Caribbean Region immediate past president and general vice chair for Energy Opportunities.

Added on 01 August, 2018

Explorer Article By Emily Llinás

From Antarctica to the World

Antarctica is not known for its hospitable environment or its warmth. But for Paola Tello Guerrero, an oil and gas physicist-turned-environmental activist, Antarctica represents connection, passion and inspiration. The icy continent lit an inner fire that she is taking around the world.

Added on 01 August, 2018

Explorer Article By Ken Milam

IBM's AI Adviser Promises 'Transformation' of Oil Exploration

Of all the changes coming in the oil and gas industry, artificial intelligence is likely to be one of the most significant. 'I think we are living in a truly unprecedented time that AI technologies have the potential to transform the exploration and production processes,' said Ulisses T. Mello, director of IBM Research – Brazil. IBM has developed an AI-based adviser to aid and enhance seismic interpretation in partnership with Galp, a Portuguese energy group with a global footprint.

Added on 01 August, 2018

Bulletin Article

Western Caribbean intraplate deformation: Defining a continuous and active microplate boundary along the San Andres rift and Hess Escarpment fault zone, Colombian Caribbean Sea

The San Andres rift is an active structural rift basin that extends across the otherwise stable Caribbean Plate. Slab rollback and intraplate extension are the major tectonic mechanisms that explain all rift phases and Neogene volcanism found in the region.

Added on 23 July, 2018

Explorer Article By David Brown

API Launches 'Explore Offshore' Coalition Amid Political Opposition

The American Petroleum Institute has a new coalition to promote offshore exploration, and not everybody is happy about it.

Added on 01 July, 2018

Learn! Blog By Susan Nash

New Technologies Make Geothermal Solutions Cost-Effective: Interview with Carlo Dietl

Geothermal energy from lower temperature (low enthalpy) sources is an increasingly important source of renewable, sustainable energy. Welcome to an interview with Carlo Dietl, who works with both low and high enthalpy geothermal energy sources, and who discusses some of the recent breakthroughs in technology used in geothermal energy.

Added on 13 June, 2018

Explorer Foundation Update By Ken Milam

AAPG Foundation's Excellence in Teaching Award Recipients Announced

Geoscience education initiatives are an important part of the AAPG Foundation’s mission. Each year the Foundation offers two prestigious Excellence in Teaching awards that recognize educators who demonstrate outstanding leadership in the field of geoscience education.

Added on 01 June, 2018

Explorer President’s Column By Charles Sternbach

Everything is Possible

A magic moment for me happened last year at the Division of Professional Affairs Heritage Luncheon at ACE in Houston. An actor portraying Wallace Pratt read from Pratt’s writing and told a large packed room that “Everything is possible, anything is possible.” In that time and place we believed.

Added on 01 June, 2018

Explorer Article By Barry Friedman

Finding Oil in the Unconscious Mind

Susan Morrice is this year’s Norman H. Foster Outstanding Explorer.

Added on 01 June, 2018

Explorer Emphasis Article By Emily Llinás

Guyana Exploration Opportunities Draw Industry-wide Interest

Described as a “hidden gem,” Guyana’s deepwater potential is a winning “lottery ticket” that could transform the nation.

Added on 01 June, 2018

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Memoir 113: Giant Fields of the Decade 2000-2010

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Pinedale Field: Case Study of a Giant Tight Gas Sandstone Reservoir

Edited by Mark W. Longman, Stephen R. Kneller, Thomas S. Meyer and Mark A. Chapin

This memoir contains 15 well-illustrated, peer-reviewed chapters that describe the history of field development, the deposition and diagenesis of the reservoir rocks, geophysical characteristics of the field, special core analysis techniques used to better quantify the reservoir, petrophysical characteristics and interpretations of the reservoir, the types and abundance of natural fractures, and fluid production characteristics in the field. Finally, static and dynamic models for the field are presented in an attempt to integrate all the pieces of this giant geologic puzzle.

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Memoir 77 - Color Guide to Petrography of Carbonate Rocks

This volume expands and improves the AAPG 1978 classic, A Color Illustrated Guide to Carbonate Rock Constituents, Textures, Cements, and Porosities (AAPG Memoir 27). Product #649. SALE Price $24 (Regularly priced: Member $48 / List $68)

Added on 01 June, 2018

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Atlas of Natural and Induced Fractures in Core

This volume is an ultimate resource for reading the story and history of fractures in rocks from core. It is a “must-have” volume for all who have, or wish to have, an intimate knowledge of the rocks they work with from a fracture point of view. (Product #1300. Member price $150 / List price $150.)

Added on 01 September, 2018

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Memoir 93: Shale Tectonics

The volume documents shale tectonics from a variety of basins around the world, including the southern Beaufort Sea; the Krishna-Godavari Basin, India; the Niger Delta; eastern offshore Trinidad; offshore Brunei; and along the Spanish arm of the Mediterranean Sea. Product #1023. Price: Member $99/List $139

Added on 01 May, 2018

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Memoir 111: 3-D Structural Interpretation: Earth, Mind, and Machine

This volume sets out to understand more about the convergence of geology, 3-D thinking, and software, which collectively provide the basis for truly effective interpretation strategies. Product #1280. Price: Member $74/List $148.

Added on 01 December, 2017

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