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Explorer Emphasis Article By Nicola Scarselli,Nuno Pimental,Rui Pena Dos Reis,Susie Daniels

ICE Field Trips Provide Rare Opportunity

With ICE in one of the most iconic European capitals, the organization committee wanted to shape an ambitious field trip program that would look beyond the British Isles. Against all odds dictated by the unfavorable state of the industry, three field trips accompanied from start to end the success of ICE in London.

Added on 01 February, 2018

Explorer Historical Highlights By Keith James

Not Written in Stone

The Plate tectonic paradigm – “the unifying theory of geology” – has just turned 50. In 2017, the Geological Society of London’s William Smith Meeting celebrated this historical occasion, perhaps with a touch of self-congratulation, but with little discussion of alternative ideas.

Added on 01 February, 2018

Explorer Emphasis Article By Barry Friedman

Shale Gas in the UK

The United Kingdom has long flirted with the prospect of attempting to emulate the United States’ success with hydraulic fracturing for cheap and plentiful shale gas, but a recent study raises doubts.

Added on 01 February, 2018

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

The End of Fossil Fuels in Europe?

Headlines out of Europe of late indicate an aggressive transition away from fossil fuels. But will market forces allow it?

Added on 01 February, 2018

Bulletin Article

Reservoir quality and burial model evaluation by kinetic quartz and illite cementation modeling: Case study of Rotliegendes, north Germany

Silicate reaction kinetics provide a complimentary means to other established paleothermal indicators such as organic maturation for evaluating thermal reconstructions.

Added on 19 January, 2018

Explorer ProTracks By Maxim Kotenev,Myriam Cuylaerts

The YP and Student Experience at ICE

The Europe Region Young Professionals had the privilege of hosting several YP events during the recent 2017 AAPG International Conference and Exhibition in London.

Added on 01 January, 2018

Explorer Historical Highlights By Piotr Krzywiec

The Birth of the Modern Oil Industry in the Northern Carpathians

The best known name associated with the birth of the modern oil industry is “colonel” Edwin Drake, who in 1859 drilled his famous well in the Oil Creek Valley in Pennsylvania that led to the first oil boom in the United States. Simultaneously, however, oil prospectors were equally busy in the Carpathians.

Added on 01 January, 2018

Explorer Article By Emily Llinás

Bottom-Line Benefits of Diversity

Heightened creativity. Enhanced problem-solving and decision-making. Improved risk management. These are just some of the benefits of diverse workplaces, according to panelists for a special session at the AAPG International Conference and Exhibition.

Added on 01 January, 2018

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Mexico's Sureste Basin

The resurgence of the Permian Basin in the United States led directly to the concept of the “super basin”: a mature basin that can be rejuvenated to produce as much or more oil and gas than it has so far. Another archetype for super basins lies 1,000 miles southeast of the Permian, in the onshore/offshore Sureste Basin of Mexico.

Added on 01 January, 2018

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

The Imminent Age of the Super Basin

Can super basins save the planet? IHS Markit, the international industry analysis firm, estimates the world will need to replace production of more than 14.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent annually by the year 2040.

Added on 01 January, 2018

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