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Explorer Policy Watch By Don Juckett

Even with Congress in recess a large part of the month of April, Washington remains an active place -- and to help keep everyone better informed, Carl J. Smith and the Government Affairs Committee are working to reactivate the system of “Action Alerts” for notifying members of pertinent issues.

Added on 01 June, 2006

Explorer President’s Column By Peter Rose

President Reflects On Past Fiscal Year

This is the last letter I shall write to AAPG members as their 89th president, and it summarizes the Executive Committee’s goals and accomplishments during the 2005-06 fiscal year. Following are some comments on a few developments not anticipated when I took office. From there I’ll move on to some observations about AAPG policies and directions, and conclude with some personal observations about my year as president.

Added on 01 June, 2006

Explorer Article By G. Warfield "Skip" Hobbs

Prices Creating New Conversations

As a follow-up to my meeting in Washington, D.C., with U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Conn., during April’s “Congressional Visits Days,” I met with Shays again in May to give him a “Petroleum Geology 101” course on oil reservoirs.

Added on 01 June, 2006

Explorer Article By Larry Nation

Tough Future Awaits World of Oil Addicts

Geophysicist and author Peter Tertzakian told the opening session audience in Houston that the world has become addicted to oil, a theme also sounded by U.S. President George W. Bush.

Added on 01 June, 2006

Explorer Article By Susan Eaton

Create World Not Enslaved to Oil Price

Energy efficiency expert Amory Lovins believes the United States can reduce, even eliminate, its escalating consumption of oil.

Added on 01 June, 2006

Explorer Article By Louise Durham

Being Taken for Granted Not Bad

Even though the majority of the global population relies on energy from hydrocarbons each day, it’s taken for granted for the most part, noted A.T. (Tim) Cejka, president of ExxonMobil Exploration Co. and a vice president of ExxonMobil Corp.

Added on 01 June, 2006

Explorer Article By Susan Eaton

Lower Consumption Prescribed

Amory Lovins wears many hats -- theoretical physicist, adviser to the U.S. auto industry and to the Pentagon. But during the luncheon address to the Division of Environmental Geosciences at the recent AAPG Annual Convention in Houston, Lovins added a new hat to his collection -- that of “wildcatter.”

Added on 01 June, 2006

Explorer Article By Peter Rose

World Oil Demand Compared to World Productive Capacity

The theme of AAPG’s 89th Annual Meeting is “Perfecting the Search, Delivering on Our Promises.” In introducing this theme, I would first like to set the scene for the next generation’s energy future.

Added on 01 June, 2006

Explorer Article By Vern Stefanic

Houston a Big Success

Smiles were broad and plentiful in Houston in April, with good reason: The AAPG Annual Convention there ended as one of the largest, most successful meetings in association history.

Added on 01 June, 2006

Explorer Article By Louise Durham

OTC Crowd Reaches 25-Year High

The huge crowd of attendees from 110 countries, along with the more than 2,000 exhibitors at this year’s Offshore Technology Conference in Houston appears to make it official: the industry has segued from boomlet to boom.

Added on 01 June, 2006

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Explorer Article By David Brown

What Will it Take to Get CCUS Ready for Prime Time?

Nihal Darraj, carbon capture and storage researcher at Imperial College, London shares barriers to CCUS commercialization, including costs, technology, permitting and more.

Added on 01 March, 2024

Explorer Director’s Corner By David Curtiss

Introducing the New EXPLORER, New Digital Newsletters

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.

Added on 01 April, 2024

Explorer Historical Highlights By Bernard Duval,Jean Laherrere,Jean-Jacques Biteau,Jean-Marie Masset

From Outcrops to the Champs-Elysées: Petroleum Exploration in the Paris Basin

The Paris Basin offers times of both discoveries and failures, from its first well drilled near Normandy in the 1920s to today.

Added on 01 March, 2024

Explorer Article By Barry Friedman

How the U Adds Value in CCUS

Carbon capture and sequestration reduces emissions, but it cannot work past cost barriers without the revenue opportunities provided by utilization and storage.

Added on 01 March, 2024

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