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AAPG's second annual Winter Education Conference, which includes 11 different courses over five days, will be held Feb. 14-18 in Houston.

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A scientific meeting set in a beautiful and culturally rich location established a number of 'firsts' for AAPG and proved to be a 'great success' in an unexpected way — the strength of its technical program.

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Major exploration efforts are essential to identify badly needed new reserves. Yet the exploration segment of the industry remains somewhat lethargic — for a number of reasons.

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AAPG member Ed Capen remembers well the birth of A joint AAPG-SPE meeting on 'Delivering E&P Performance in the Face of Risk and Uncertainty: Best Practices and Barriers to Progress,' is scheduled Feb. 20-24 in Galveston, Texas.the phrase “winner’s curse” – and he has more to say about the subject of bidding strategy.

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AAPG member Ed Capen remembers well the birth of the phrase “winner’s curse” – and he has more to say about the subject of bidding strategy.

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What’s behind the Beaufort Mackenzie Basin’s current exploration renaissance? A strategy focusing on natural gas.

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'New Tracks to New Highs' is the theme of the 2005 AAPG International Conference and Exhibition, to be held in Paris, France, on Sept. 11-14.

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APPEX, AAPG's annual fall prospect and property expo in Houston, kept its trend alive this year by being bigger and better than ever before.

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So, you say you're quite the gambler? When it comes to auctions and bidding on leases for drilling, there's a reason why so many 'winners' read 'em and weep.

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The first steps have been taken in an intersociety effort to create a Certification of Petroleum Reserves Evaluators program.

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Hot Items

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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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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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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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Explorer Director’s Corner

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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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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Headquarters Contacts

Susan Nash
Susan Nash Director, Innovation and Emerging Science and Technology, AAPG +1 405 314 7730