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Explorer Emphasis Article By Kathy Shirley

Deepwater exploration is, well, deep -- but it also raises a question: How much deepwater potential remains?

Added on 01 August, 2004

Explorer Emphasis Article By Kathy Shirley

Brian Maxted, one of his generation's most successful oil finders, has looked around the world and says plenty of work remains for companies and professionals willing to take on the challenges of exploration.

Added on 01 August, 2004

Explorer Article By David Brown

Biodiversity: Breaking New Ground

Biodiversity has become an important buzz word, and the industry is responding with increasing awareness of sensitive areas.

Added on 01 August, 2004

Explorer Article By Kathy Shirley

Law of the Sea Coming to Be

It's been years — centuries? — in the making, but now the provisions of the United Nations' Law of the Sea are about to become a reality for states and the oil industry.

Added on 01 July, 2004

Explorer Article By Susan Eaton

Are the Right Issues Debated? Speaker Says No

Amy Myers Jaffe, speaking to the All-Convention Luncheon in Dallas, not only presented her synopsis on a looming oil crisis, but warned that geopolitical issues could lead to a déjà vu of the energy crises of 1973 and 1979.

Added on 01 July, 2004

Explorer Division Column EMD By Charles Groat

EMD: Hydrates, Coal Gas Hold Promise

Locked under ice and permafrost in Alaska and in remote reaches of the Arctic lie vast resources to fuel our nation's energy future. The tremendous volume of methane gas hydrates in the permafrost regions of the world make tapping into this unconventional resource a critical component to add to our nation's energy portfolio.

Added on 01 May, 2004

Explorer Article By Kathy Shirley

Rock Detective Scholle: Loves A Good Mystery

'I quickly got caught up in geology — it appeals to the side of me that loves mystery stories,' he said. 'Geology is basically solving mysteries, except there is even less evidence than most detectives get. Petrography in particular is all about looking at little clues to put together to figure out whodunit.'

Added on 01 May, 2004

Explorer Article By David Brown

K-T Study a Mass Murder Mystery

The mystery deepens — what did happen to the dinosaurs? In the Case of the Mass Extinction, the earth's geologic record is providing some new and, for some, surprising clues.

Added on 01 April, 2004