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A new member has joined the AAPG Blog Zone family! Check out the Student Outlook Blog, with all the news and updates you’ve come to expect from the AAPG Student Outlook Newsletter, plus much more!

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Winter is just around the corner and with that comes a popular education venue that AAPG will be offering for the sixth year.

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The goal of the AAPG Public Outreach Committee when it launched PetroleumGeology.org was to inform a curious and at times conflicted public about what it is petroleum geologists do.

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The most notable addition to our web world yesterday is the latest Hedberg Conference, which will be held next year in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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This blog’s focus is on three things.

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Explorer Policy Watch

There may be no peer-reviewed study of this phenomenon, but I submit that cobblers do good business in election years. 

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Explorer Division Column DPA

Currently, two of the ethics courses are nearing completion and moving toward being produced for distribution after editorial review for content. 

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Explorer Article

AAPG’s spotlight turns to South Africa this month for a historic conference that boasts a premiere technical program that focuses on the top topics of today’s industry.

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Explorer Emphasis Article

Natural gas has fueled Egypt’s climb to one of the top plays on the international arena.

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Hot Items

Explorer Article

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 Article

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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Explorer Article

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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Explorer Article

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

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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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Headquarters Contacts

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