U.S. rig count numbers are down – but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
That was then, this is now: A new economic reality hits the Rocky Mountains, and state budgets are feeling the pinch.
Growing pains: Shale gas is abundant in North America, but investment in production has to catch up with discovery.
Today’s oil and gas industry faces a world of challenges – man-made and otherwise – but Saudi Arabia’s Ali Ibrahim al-Naimi says there are two things geoscientists should seek: Stability and survival.
Future shock? An impending demographic crunch and the projected shortage of qualified professionals could threaten Canada’s earth science sectors.
Vive la difference! Boom times come, boom times go, but this time the industry seems better prepared to face the bust.
As the Web becomes more accessible worldwide (via cell phone, smartphones, netbooks, laptops, and regular old computers), people are increasingy receiving their news in electronic format.
No … this isn’t a new sports car. The AAPG is launching its first Geoscience Technology Workshop in Egypt on April 28
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These are published issues of the EXPLORER and BULLETIN.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The South American country of Suriname has launched an aggressive campaign to ramp up offshore oil production.