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Tim Cejka, president of ExxonMobil Exploration and vice president of Exxon Mobil Corp., heads the list of speakers who will be featured at four ticketed luncheons during the AAPG Annual Convention in Houston.

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A special speaker at the opening session at the Houston convention notes that this year world oil consumption will exceed 1,000 barrels per second, consuming 854 million barrels oil a day.

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Forums add variety, depth to the program at ACE 2006 in Houston

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Energizing the World in the 21st Century. A timely business session scheduled for the upcoming AAPG Annual Convention in Houston

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Interpreting the flashes and insights into what our hydrocarbon future is going to look like after Peak Oil.

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Prices are up, but sdIOCs are staring smack in the face of what Scott Tinker refers to as a significant 'trilemma.'

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There's no time to focus on the never-ending gyrations of commodity prices and oil industry stock price movements. Yet the overall fallout from these daily events impacts everyone industry-wide

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Awards given this year include Robert M. Mitchum who will receive the 2006 Sidney Powers Memorial Award. All told, 37 awards will be given at this years annual convention in Houston.

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Call it a dispute. A disagreement. A misunderstanding borne of opposing perspectives. Either way, who can do what with seismic data can be a thorny issue for geologists who use the data and for geophysical companies that acquire and provide the data. The contention revolves around Master License Agreements (MLAs) adopted by the Houston-based International Association of Geophysical Contractors.

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The state of geology is as varied as the individual experiences of those who practice the science. Meet some leading geologists.

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The South American country of Suriname has launched an aggressive campaign to ramp up offshore oil production.

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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.

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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. 

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Brazil’s famed “Father of the Pre-Salt,” Guilherme de Oliveira Estrella, is credited with several major oil discoveries and with advances in petroleum systems research.

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Adventure enthusiasts should enjoy the story of Angelo Pitoni, a larger- than-life geologist whose story includes exploits rivaling any of those portrayed on the big screen. This article focuses specifically on a chapter of his life that took place in my country, Venezuela, and forms part of our country’s oil exploration history.

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