Imagine your comfort level when drilling a well if you knew with absolute certainty there were hydrocarbons in the target reservoir. This is not a pipe dream.
Owen Hopkins has a plan to plant the seeds of geologic and scientific curiosity in students -- and a map to get there.
The technical program and registration both will be available in early June for the AAPG European Region Energy Conference and Exhibition, which will be held Nov. 18-21 in Athens, Greece.
There is general agreement on the necessity of transition to alternative energy sources, including nuclear power.
The convention in Long Beach was a huge success by any measure.
AAPG Pioneer Award winner for 2007 W. Herbert Hunt, of Petro-Hunt in Dallas, has joined the AAPG Foundation Trustee Associates.
In the first Imperial Barrel Award (IBA) student competition that was held at the AAPG Convention in Long Beach, the University of Aberdeen (Scotland) won first place, which netted the team $20,000 in scholarship funds, a trophy and individual medals.
Alternative energy is where it’s at these days in the minds of plenty of folks who are looking at the potential market for some mighty esoteric sources in some cases.
On behalf of the Athens 2007 Organizing Committee we want to personally invite all AAPG members to join us for the unique occasion of this year’s European Region Energy Conference and Exhibition -- the first joint venture between AAPG and the AAPG European Region.
“Geopolitics and headlines have been controlling oil prices for easily the past seven years,” noted Michael J. Economides.