January 2017

When it comes to politics, there seems to be some confusion among Members regarding the differences between politics, policy, advocacy and legislation.

It’s appropriate that we look back into our history. After all, our science is built on the foundation of those who went before us, observing, measuring and intuiting earth processes.

While 100 years is a great milestone, it is also true that our profession is younger than the other scientific professions that serve as cornerstones of our modern industrial society.

Interpretation of seismic amplitude anomalies could be a direct solution to finding hydrocarbons, or defining lithology, but is usually a tricky problem.

AAPG Members around the world can help provide scientific and technical explanations to help guide new legislation and regulation.

Today, there are 31 sedimentary basins worldwide that produce or have economic discoveries in deepwater, in terms of both modern water depths and reservoir type.

One subject missing from the industry conversation is – not just discussing how to help those colleagues in transition or offering advice to students looking for jobs – but actually doing something about those challenges.

Paul M. Strunk, this year’s recipient of the AAPG Foundation’s L. Austin Weeks Memorial Medal, is being recognized for something he’s done consistently over the past three decades.