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

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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'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.'

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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.

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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.

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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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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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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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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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