I was approached by a woman in her 30s, obviously bright and passionate about being a geologist. She asked, “Tell me why I should stay in this industry! Why should I not leave it for environmental or some other industry entirely? Tell me why!”
U.S. rig count numbers are down – but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
That was then, this is now: A new economic reality hits the Rocky Mountains, and state budgets are feeling the pinch.
Growing pains: Shale gas is abundant in North America, but investment in production has to catch up with discovery.
Today’s oil and gas industry faces a world of challenges – man-made and otherwise – but Saudi Arabia’s Ali Ibrahim al-Naimi says there are two things geoscientists should seek: Stability and survival.
Future shock? An impending demographic crunch and the projected shortage of qualified professionals could threaten Canada’s earth science sectors.
Vive la difference! Boom times come, boom times go, but this time the industry seems better prepared to face the bust.
As the Web becomes more accessible worldwide (via cell phone, smartphones, netbooks, laptops, and regular old computers), people are increasingy receiving their news in electronic format.
No … this isn’t a new sports car. The AAPG is launching its first Geoscience Technology Workshop in Egypt on April 28
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An influx of recent mergers and acquisitions has brought even more operators to the Permian, and there are some regions where there is still much geoscience to be done.
The Casablanca oil field, discovered in 1975 and located on the Mediterranean shelf edge, has been greatly significant in the world’s offshore oil industry activity, besides being by far the biggest oil field in Spain.
Perhaps you did a double take pulling the April issue of EXPLORER from the mailbox. What is this? If you joined AAPG in the last 40 years, you’ve only known EXPLORER in its long-standing tabloid format. It worked well for many years as our advertisers – particularly seismic companies – loved the large format and the ability to display their data on a sweeping canvas. For readers, it was a little more awkward.
The South American country of Suriname has launched an aggressive campaign to ramp up offshore oil production.