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Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Admittedly angry over Big Oil’s big profits the past couple of years, a host of elected officials in the nation’s capital recently cobbled together a package of onerous proposed legislation designed to strip the industry of tax breaks and to force it to increase royalty payments.

Added on 01 March, 2007

Explorer Emphasis Article By Ken Milam

Gerhard Urges a Look At the Facts

Lee Gerhard has a challenge for you: “Defend the sciences ... Do a better job of critical reading and analysis. Separate fact from agenda.”

Added on 01 March, 2007

Explorer Emphasis Article By Diane Freeman

China, India Demands Hit Home

As the massive economies of China and India tap into valuable mineral resources worldwide, the fallout is stretching far beyond the Asian geographic sphere of influence.

Added on 01 March, 2007

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

'Unconventional' Depends on View

Recent, somewhat dramatic price swings in oil and natural gas futures have done little to dampen the overall optimistic outlook pervading the industry.

Added on 01 March, 2007

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Pay No Attention to This Headline!

“Geopolitics and headlines have been controlling oil prices for easily the past seven years,” noted Michael J. Economides.

Added on 01 March, 2007

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

It's a Great Time to be Prudent

It’s a complex and competitive world for exploration. Expensive, too.

Added on 01 March, 2007

Explorer Emphasis Article By Barry Friedman

Oil Flows 'Confidentially' in L.A.

Petroleum is serious business in California and is as much a part of the state’s genealogy as starlets, freeways and movie stars turned governors -- maybe more so.

Added on 01 March, 2007

Explorer Policy Watch By Don Juckett

'Realities' Create Opportunities

A Washington outsider once quipped, “Washington, D.C., is 100 square miles surrounded by reality.” While there may be some merit in that observation, as a Beltway insider perspective it may be expressed by, “your reality and my reality are just different.”

Added on 01 February, 2007

Explorer Director’s Corner By Rick Fritz

Rising Costs Put Pressure On Dues

When I do my personal budget, it’s kind of a conscience that doesn’t keep me from spending but makes me feel guilty about it. Developing AAPG’s budget is significantly different. It’s more of a conscience that guides the leadership in providing the best products and services for the best price.

Added on 01 February, 2007

Explorer President’s Column

Putting Dues in Perspective

After reviewing next year’s financial projections and expansion of AAPG services, the Executive Committee voted to set next year’s dues at $80 for Active and Associate and $40 for New Associate and Emeritus members.

Added on 01 February, 2007

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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 Emily Llinás

Offshore Opportunities in Suriname

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

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

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