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Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

When OPEC announced a six-month agreement to curb production and reduce the world’s crude-supply surplus, skeptics quickly observed that a lot of people would have to keep their promises in order to make a meaningful dent in the world’s oil supply.

Added on 01 February, 2017

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

The Next 100 Years: Must There Be an OPEC?

The terms “resilient” and “flexible” are not often used to describe OPEC. But they might be the best two words to characterize the organization.

Added on 01 February, 2017

Explorer Article By Kelsy Taylor

Playmaker's Forum to Explore the Delaware Basin

The forum will include presentations given by leading experts from companies who have been successfully operating in the basin.

Added on 01 February, 2017

Explorer Article By David Brown

The Next 100 Years: Demand Growth in the Developing World

Continuing our ongoing series, we look at how rising demand in the developing world will shape the global oil market of the next century.

Added on 01 February, 2017

Learn! Blog By Susan Nash

Breakthrough Big Data and Deep Learning in Today's Oil Industry: Interview with Kamal Hami-Eddine

New analytical techniques that work with a massive volume of data of extremely wide variety are enabling geoscientists and engineers to understand the nature and extent of reservoirs in ways never possible before. Welcome to an interview with Kamal Hami-Eddine, Paradigm, who explains big data and deep learning as they are being used today in the petroleum exploration and production.

Added on 18 January, 2017

Middle East Blog

Register now for the fourth edition of the E&P Data Management and Analytics workshop is jointly organized by SPE and AAPG. The event will be held from 27-29 March in Muscat, Oman

Added on 10 January, 2017

Explorer ProTracks By Matt Boyce

A Win-Win for Science and Students: YPs Hold First 'One-Day Tech Conference'

One subject missing from the industry conversation is – not just discussing how to help those colleagues in transition or offering advice to students looking for jobs – but actually doing something about those challenges.

Added on 01 January, 2017

Explorer Policy Watch By Edith Allison

DIY Advocacy

AAPG Members around the world can help provide scientific and technical explanations to help guide new legislation and regulation.

Added on 01 January, 2017

Explorer Division Column DPA By Chandler T. Wilhelm

Celebrating Our Heritage

While 100 years is a great milestone, it is also true that our profession is younger than the other scientific professions that serve as cornerstones of our modern industrial society.

Added on 01 January, 2017

Explorer President’s Column By Paul Britt

Being Part of the Conversation

When it comes to politics, there seems to be some confusion among Members regarding the differences between politics, policy, advocacy and legislation.

Added on 01 January, 2017

Hot Items

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 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 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