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ICE 2015 Call for Abstracts Deadline Nears

The call for abstracts deadline is Jan. 15 for the next AAPG International Conference and Exhibition – a meeting that will be historic on many levels. This year’s ICE will be held Sept. 13-16 in Melbourne, Australia – the first time AAPG has used that city as a setting for ICE.

Added on 01 January, 2015

Explorer Spotlight On… By Emily Llinás

Soldo: 'Unraveling Paradigms' a Labor of Love

According to Juan Carlos Soldo, who just recently led the successful IX Hydrocarbon Exploration and Development Congress in Mendoza, Argentina, “Unconventionals really aren't so unconventional anymore.”

Added on 01 January, 2015

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Giant Fields Offer Big Lessons in Finding Oil

Innumerable geoscientists worldwide are familiar with the AAPG Giant Oil Fields publications. These AAPG members are spearheading the effort to compile “Giant Oil and Gas Fields of the Decade 2000-2010” featuring papers covering fields in areas around the globe.

Added on 01 January, 2015

Explorer Emphasis Article By Heather Saucier

Obstacles and Opportunity Abound in Mexico

Typically when runners are on their marks, they know the course ahead of them. However, as industry players anxiously wait for Mexico to open its hydrocarbon-rich fields to foreign investors, the shortest course to the pay zone is not so clear.

Added on 01 January, 2015

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Where the Action Was: Discovery Highlights

Some highlights from international activity in 2014.

Added on 01 January, 2015

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

The Year of Discovery Saw Few Surprises

In international exploration, the new normal is starting to look like the old normal. And 2014 looked a lot like the year before.

Added on 01 January, 2015

Explorer Article By Courtney Chadney

'From Prospects to Discoveries'

For anyone looking to learn from the best oil finders in the business and to interact with successful explorers as they share accounts of their greatest discoveries, that opportunity is at hand. Get ready for this year’s editions of the Division of Professional Affairs (DPA) Playmaker Forums.

Added on 01 January, 2015

Explorer Article By Heather Saucier

How the Shale Boom Birthplace Came to Ban Fracturing

It is perhaps the most ironic move in the industry in years. On Nov. 4, citizens in Denton – a city on the edge of the Barnett Shale in north Texas with a population of 123,000 – voted to ban hydraulic fracturing.

Added on 01 January, 2015

Energy Policy Blog By Colleen Newman

Where Does the Renewable Fuels Standard Stand?

On November 21, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it would postpone setting requirements for the volume of renewable fuels that must be blended into motor fuels until some point in 2015.

Added on 22 December, 2014

Energy Policy Blog By Edith Allison

From Whose North Pole is Santa Coming?

Russia, Denmark (through Greenland) and Canada all claim that their territories extend to the North Pole. This is despite the fact that the Pole is well over 400 miles from the shores of any Arctic country. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Treaty provides a mechanism for recognizing national territorial claims beyond the traditional 200-nautical-mile limit if a country’s continental shelf extends further. The United States is not a party to the Convention so it will not be staking a claim.

Added on 17 December, 2014

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Explorer Article By David Brown

What Will it Take to Get CCUS Ready for Prime Time?

Nihal Darraj, carbon capture and storage researcher at Imperial College, London shares barriers to CCUS commercialization, including costs, technology, permitting and more.

Added on 01 March, 2024

Explorer Article By Barry Friedman

How the U Adds Value in CCUS

Carbon capture and sequestration reduces emissions, but it cannot work past cost barriers without the revenue opportunities provided by utilization and storage.

Added on 01 March, 2024

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