Europe Blog

Meet Hugh Mackey of Europa Oil and Gas who is a featured speaker at the APPEX Global 2016 Conference and Exhibition in March in London, England. The talk will review recent exploration activity in the North Atlantic - offshore Newfoundland and offshore West Ireland and will show that despite the low oil prices quality exploration assets continue to attract significant investment.

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Europe Blog

Meet Michael Hall of Airbus Defence and Space who is a featured speaker at the APPEX Global 2016 Conference and Exhibition in March in London, England. This talk will review the application of the latest remote sensing technology and analysis to oil and gas exploration for improving efficiency and reducing risk.

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Europe Blog

Meet Nick Holloway of IHS who is a featured speaker at the APPEX Global 2016 Conference and Exhibition in March in London, England. This paper sets out to examine the potential of horizontal drilling and multi-stage hydraulic fracturing being used outside of North America and present some preliminary ideas about the scale of the opportunities.

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Europe Blog

Meet Ben Sayers of TGS who is a featured speaker at the APPEX Global 2016 Conference and Exhibition in March in London, England. This talk will focus on the success and geology of the MSGBC basin.

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Explorer Policy Watch

The long-term projections have changed little in the year since this column last reported on the annual International Energy Agency (IEA) “World Energy Outlook,” but the tone is much different. Last year’s report was concerned about finding the investments to meet demand; now the world has surpluses of oil and gas and a booming renewables industry.  

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Explorer Director’s Corner

The International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC) is one of AAPG’s premier events in the eastern hemisphere. Emulating the integrated multidisciplinary nature of today’s E&P workflows, IPTC is a partnership of four geoscience and engineering societies: AAPG, the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, the Society of Exploration Geophysicists and the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

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Explorer Emphasis Article

While many are working to forecast when the price of oil might reach $80 a barrel again, renowned international strategist and geopolitical analyst Peter Zeihan, the author of “The Accidental Superpower,” predicts in stunning detail the rising and declining energy plays of 2025 and the countries that will ultimately triumph as the world’s leading producers.

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Explorer Emphasis Article

Selected highlights from international exploration activity in 2015.

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Explorer Emphasis Article

A number of interesting stories came out of international exploration in 2015. Let’s get to the big one right away: Everybody – everybody – was talking about the Eni SpA discovery of a supergiant gas accumulation offshore Egypt. It became the year’s mind-blower.

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EMD Blog

Are you interested in becoming an active member on the EMD Executive Committee? We are looking for three volunteer positions for the upcoming 2016 - 17 year (beginning in July): secretary (two - year term), vice president (one - year term); and president-elect (three - year term). The president-elect is a one - year term, followed by one year as President; and a third year as past president after the election.

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