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Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Last year IAGC sponsored its first conference on data licensing issues — and the topic is so critical that another conference is scheduled for Oct. 31 in Houston, co-sponsored by the Independent Petroleum Association of America.

Added on 01 August, 2000

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Seismic Safety Concerns Grow

Is the continuing downturn in the geophysical industry affecting worker performance and safety? 'The situation in North America is that we've had seven or eight fatalities since the first of the year. It's the first time in my career that I can remember that kind of thing happening. It's alarming,' said Murray Saxton, corporate HSE officer for CGG Americas Inc. in Houston and chairman of the Health and Safety Committee of the International Association of Geophysical Contractors (IAGC).

Added on 01 August, 2000

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Seismic Waits on 'Trickle Down'

Oil has flirted with 30-plus bucks a barrel, gasoline prices have soared into the stratosphere, one presidential candidate wants to open the long-off-limits Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to E&P while his opposition spouts the time-worn rhetoric about Big Oil gouging the public.

Added on 01 August, 2000

Explorer Wildcat Recollections Column By Marlan Downey,Mike Forrest

'Bright' Investments Paid Off

Area-wide lease sales, inaugurated in 1983, provided the oil industry an opportunity to explore for oil and gas in the deep water Gulf of Mexico, a southern extension of the oil-rich offshore Louisiana shelf province.

Added on 01 July, 2000

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Winners Announced For N.O. Presentations

Various award winners have been announced for technical presentations at the AAPG annual meeting in New Orleans, including recipients of the Matson and Braunstein awards.

Added on 01 July, 2000

Explorer Article

Tomorrow's Teams Need Variety

Stormy times brought out the risk-avoiders in the oil industry -- but now that demand for exploration is growing, will visionaries and visualists have their day in the sun?

Added on 01 July, 2000

Explorer Wildcat Recollections Column By Mike Forrest

'Toast' Was On Breakfast Menu

New computer programs were designed by Shell Oil during that decade to measure seismic amplitude changes and pay thickness, and -- most importantly -- seismic data was being calibrated with petrophysical data.

Added on 01 June, 2000

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Immersive View Went Beyond 3-D On SPR Project

More than 'pretty pictures', immersive visualization is evolving as a powerful tool to educate and inform ordinary citizens as well as professionals about what's beneath the surface.

Added on 01 June, 2000

Explorer Article

Economic Stability Through Energy Security

Testimony Presented by Dr. M. Ray Thomasson, President of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, before the House Committee on Resources April 12, 2000

Added on 01 June, 2000

Explorer Article

House Panel Hears AAPG Story

AAPG's message that the domestic petroleum industry needs action from the government was carried to the Halls of Congress in testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Resources in mid-April.

Added on 01 June, 2000

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Explorer Article By Jhonny Casas

Angelo Pitoni, a Real-Life 'Indiana Jones' in Venezuelan Territory

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.

Added on 01 March, 2022

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 Emily Llinás,Sylvia Anjos

The ‘Father of the Pre-Salt’

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.

Added on 01 April, 2024

Explorer Article By David Brown

Persistent Prospects of the Permian

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.

Added on 26 March, 2024