Explorer Article

The Dead Sea is a geological treasure chest, with salt features, mineral-rich waters, natural asphalt, and - most tantalizing of all – oil prospects.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Explorer Article

Progress toward establishing an AAPG student chapter in the Middle East Region took a big step forward recently during the inaugural Geology and Petroleum Industries Day at UAE University in Al Ain.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Explorer President’s Column

AAPG relies on the significant contributions of members to make our publications the best. We actively seek manuscripts for the AAPG BULLETIN and proposals for Special Publications.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Explorer Article

The Good, the Bad and the (Possibly) Ugly: An AAPG member assesses Iraq and the Middle East in terms of hydrocarbon potential, probabilities and possible consequences.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Explorer Article

Dr. T and the Women (no, not the movie): AAPG President-Elect Scott Tinker, speaking in Bahrain, discusses the importance of attracting women to the geoscience work force -- and how to anticipate and overcome the challenges ahead.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Explorer Article

Many petroleum geologists fancy themselves adventurers of a sort because they are often exploring remote regions of the world in search of new petroleum provinces.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Explorer Article

Happy birthday to them! Saudi Aramco celebrates its 75th anniversary this month, and we take a look back at its creation -- an event that took place even though no one knew if Saudi Arabia had any oil potential at all.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Explorer Emphasis Article

Tough terrain, challenging locales, political upheavals: Welcome to the world of international seismic work, where the hardest part of the job might be just getting to the job.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Explorer President’s Column

From Nov.12 through Dec. 7, Marianne and I traveled 25,000 miles in 25 days to represent AAPG at four very different venues.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Explorer Article

AAPG European Region officials had a lot of reasons to still be smiling several weeks after the close of their largest meeting in their history.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)

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