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The 14 AAPG Position Statements have been reviewed and updated by the DPA Government Affairs Committee and approved by the AAPG Executive Committee, including the much-discussed Climate Change statement.
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Examples of deep-water outcrops, as examined in AAPG Studies in Geology 56 is a publication that exposes some exposures that matter a lot to geologists.
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“Faces of Earth” is a four-part, high-definition documentary series – produced by the American Geological Institute with support from the AAPG Foundation and other sponsors – utilizes cutting-edge computer graphics technology, animation, aerial photography and advanced film production techniques to paint vivid portraits of the powerful natural forces that constantly forge and re-forge the multiple faces of Earth.
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Eduardo Berendson, Valary Schulz, and Rebecca Dodge share their experience and expertise as part of AAPG's Visting Geoscientist Program, a program that brings professional geoscientists together with students from throughout the United States, Canada and 30 other countries.
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A surprising new economic impact study of oil and gas production in Colorado shows that the industry is a valuable contributor to the state’s economy, and that E&P efforts have shifted to the western basins.
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Discussions about the changing nature of reserves accounting and the need for more consistent definitions were the top themes of the International Multidisciplinary Reserves Conference, held in late June in Washington, D.C.
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Emphasis: E&P Innovations

 
Operators have produced more than 53 million barrels of oil/condensate and 845 billion cubic feet of gas from Mississippian-age Leadville limestone in seven fields in the northern Paradox Basin region, referred to as the Paradox fold and fault belt, of Utah and Colorado.
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Today’s high product prices and demand for oil make tertiary recovery projects important and even necessary. Carbon dioxide injection, better known as CO2 flooding, is a technique of choice for enhanced recovery from older oil fields. Ironically CO2 tertiary recovery projects and sequestration research are stymied by the same, restrictive problem: There isn’t enough CO2.
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In offshore areas such as the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, it’s not uncommon for oil emanating from source rocks to bypass natural trapping mechanisms and leak upward to the seafloor.

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Standing Columns

The first week of May 300 scientists, engineers and business leaders made visits on Capitol Hill as part of the 11th annual “Congressional Visits Day,” an event sponsored by the Science-Engineering-Technology Work Group.
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On the concept of “discovery,” Sir Issac Newton was quoted to say that, “If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been owing more to patient attention than to any other talent.”
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Geothermal energy is used to produce electricity in 24 countries. Leading the way is the United States, followed by the Philippines, Mexico, Indonesia and Italy.

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The need to understand deepwater gas hydrate systems is increasing. This article answers: The use of hydrate as an energy resource; The role of hydrate in seafloor stability; Hydrate linkage to shallow-water flow; The nature of hydrate system architecture.
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This month marks the twentieth month of operation for the AAPG Geoscience and Energy Office in Washington, D.C., and we will debate on energy legislation and defense spending.

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AAPG headquarters staff continually strives to improve services to members worldwide – and the latest evidence of this is the new online voting service for our Regions and Sections.

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The AAPG Foundation recently received generous gifts from Larry Jones, M. Ray Thomasson, and John H. Silcox. These gifts will help fund new Digital Product subscriptions.

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