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May 2000

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Supply pessimists take the industry's declining oil discovery rate as an alarm signal. Most believe world oil production will peak within a decade -- if it hasn't already.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
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The Louisiana Independent Oil and Gas Association (LIOGA) is determined to prove that a $60-per-acre seismic fee being levied by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (DWF) violates the constitution of the state of Louisiana.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
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Creationism, evolution, the order of the universe and AAPG have been linked throughout the Association's entire history. And the current debate over Earth's origins -- much of it taking place on the pages of this and the past few EXPLORERs -- confirms that the subject remains, for many, as emotional today as ever.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
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Wallace E. Pratt proceeds to draw a parallel between the account of creation in Genesis and our own modern theory of earth origin and evolution. Read his paper called, "Sermons in Stones".
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
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The January EXPLORER article on creationism and teaching trends in the United States struck a large chord with our readers, as evidenced by the many lengthy letters (see March and April EXPLORERs). Here are some more of those thoughts.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
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Bernold M. "Bruno" Hanson, a past president of AAPG and holder of AAPG's highest honors, died Thursday, April 13, in a hospital in his hometown of Midland, Texas. He was 71.
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Standing Columns

Static data archives can be brought to life by dynamically modeling the geological processes behind it.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
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This is the first of three articles on the application of "bright spot" technology, which helped Shell Oil Company discover many large oil and gas fields in the Gulf of Mexico during the late 1960s to the late 1980s.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
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