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Quiz time: Why does the price of gasoline rise before a holiday?

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Education. Education. Education.

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The AAPG International Conference and Exhibition in Cairo proved to be an experience as interesting as the Land of the Pharaohs.

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Most of the 'E' part of the E&P business has, by now, embraced the main principles of probabilistic risk analysis:

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Take a hard look at your stated incentives — are you really rewarding the behavior you want?

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APPEX London 2003, the international version of AAPG's successful Prospect and Property Expo, will be held February 17-20 in London, England.

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The AAPG annual meeting in Salt Lake City is next on the association's meeting calendar, but for many it's time to start thinking about the 2004 meeting in Dallas, too.

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Companies of all sizes are probing the virtually untouched basins all along the coast of West Africa, from Morocco to South Africa.

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Show me the money! Yes, pretty maps and gee-whiz seismic data are nice, but geologists who want to raise money for a deal need something more to claim the cash.

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In providing the lunch-time address, activist lawyer and AAPG member Victor Yannacone, of Long Island, N.Y., gave a wide-ranging address that stressed the necessity of becoming active in the political process and communicating views to the public and media.

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

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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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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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