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Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

When the initial Discovery Thinking forum debuted in San Antonio at the 2008 AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition, it garnered high marks from attendees. Still, who could have known that this initial forum would be the harbinger of such an amazingly successful and long-running program?

Added on 01 May, 2015

Explorer Emphasis Article By Heather Saucier

Milliken: Finding the Upside of a Downturn

Kitty L. Milliken wins not one, but two major AAPG awards for her groundbreaking research— the Robert R. Berg Outstanding Research Award and the Wallace E. Pratt Memorial Award.

Added on 01 May, 2015

Explorer Emphasis Article By Heather Saucier

Mitch Harris is 'The Godfather of Carbonates'

His extensive research on carbonates coupled with his globally renowned carbonate training programs for scientists of all ages and skill sets, have earned Harris this year’s AAPG Sidney Powers Memorial Award.

Added on 01 May, 2015

Explorer Emphasis Article By Heather Saucier

Shining the Spotlight on Oil Spill Prevention

Oil spills get a lot of media attention, but the best stories are about the disasters that didn’t happen.

Added on 01 April, 2015

Explorer ProTracks By Samuel McLay

YPs Need Fieldwork

Fieldwork forms a large part of many geologists’ undergraduate and postgraduate studies. Its prominence generally decreases, however, when students make the transition from academia to industry and become a Young Professional.

Added on 01 March, 2015

Explorer Policy Watch By Edith Allison

Policymakers Mull Increased Arctic Interest

Commercial interest in the Arctic has grown with declines in summer sea ice cover – since 2007 the extent of Arctic sea ice has been significantly less than it was in the decade after satellite measurements started in 1978.

Added on 01 February, 2015

Explorer Historical Highlights By Tako Koning

Going Deeper: Blue H-28 Was a Whale of a Tale

The well drilled in the Gander Block was called “Blue” after the world’s largest mammal, the blue whale, since it was going to be drilled on one of the world’s largest prospects. In mid-1979 Blue H-28 spudded in 4,876 feet (1,486 meters) of water and was drilled problem-free to a drill depth of 20,023 feet (6,103 meters).

Added on 01 February, 2015

Explorer Geophysical Corner By Dennis Cooke,Emma Giddens,Esther Ali,Juan Martinez- Munoz,Karl Schleicher,Kurt Marfurt

Fault Finding? Access to 3-D Data Always Helps

Access to modern 3-D seismic data is critical to educating the next generation of sedimentologists, stratigraphers, structural geologists and geophysicists who envision a career in the petroleum industry.

Added on 01 February, 2015

Explorer Division Column EMD By Sharleen Overland,Steven Schamel

Heavy Oil Recovery Methods Are Improving

In virtually all regions of sustained production, the industry is steadily improving in situ recovery methods and reducing environmental impacts of bitumen and heavy oil production, especially those associated with surface mining.

Added on 01 February, 2015

Explorer Article By Flover Rodriguez

Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients Named For ATC 2015

The winners of the 2015 Arctic Technology Conference’s inaugural Distinguished Achievement Awards have been named for the Individual and the Company/Organization/Institution categories.

Added on 01 February, 2015

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