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Drilling Needed To Meet Demand

OCS report … is it time to increase production in the Gulf of Mexico? Is increase possible?

Added on 01 February, 2003

Explorer Article By David Brown

APPEX London Forum Takes Resourceful Approach

A one-day symposium on the global future of oil and gas exploration has been added to the schedule for APPEX London.

Added on 01 February, 2003

Explorer Article By David Brown

When Recipe Is Right, Oil Flows

Quiz time: Why does the Middle East have all the oil? (Careful, this might be a trick question.)

Added on 01 February, 2003

Explorer Article By Thomas Dolan

Trying to Find a Common Ground

Anthropology and energy exploration may seem to be strange bedfellows, but when it comes to global efforts in exotic locations, it's an increasingly valuable marriage.

Added on 01 February, 2003

Explorer Article By Susan Eaton

Legends Have Advice to Give

They're young, they're old, male and female, company men and independent strivers. What, then, makes these varied people successful oil finders?

Added on 01 February, 2003

Explorer Article By Louise Durham

The Future Looks to be Gas-Fired

When a panel of experts talked in Austin about the future of oil and gas in North America, a surprising consensus emerged: Get ready for the age of natural gas.

Added on 01 February, 2003

Explorer Article By David Brown

How Do You Know When to Drill?

Too much information: When it comes to oil and gas exploration, how much data is enough -- and when is it too much?

Added on 01 February, 2003

Explorer President’s Column By Dan Smith

AAPG Reacting To Ethics Issues

'We want to transfer to a foreign bank account one hundred and twenty six million United States Dollars from a Prime Bank in my country, I want to ask you, if you are not capable. To quietly look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable and fit to provide either an existing bank account or to set up a Bank a/c immediately to receive this money, as long as you will remain honest to me till the end for this important business trusting in you and believing in God that you will be honest and never let me down now or in the future.'

Added on 01 January, 2003

Explorer Regions and Sections By John Dombrowski

APPEX Met This Firm's Objectives

Fortesa International is a Houston-based exploration and production company with operations in the Frio Trend of Texas and an onshore concession block in Senegal, Africa. We decided to take a booth at the 2002 APPEX Property and Prospect Expo in Houston with the hope that it would be an effective venue for us to promote an interest in our Senegal opportunity.

Added on 01 January, 2003

Explorer Business Side of Geology Column By Peter Rose

Is Licensure Good Business?

I've had 10 years to think about this question ... With a few misgivings, I conclude that the correct answer is YES. I think is makes good business sense to be licensed.

Added on 01 January, 2003

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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 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 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