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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Dec. 11 that it is reviewing its oil and gas reserves disclosure rules first issued in 1978.

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AAPG member Tako Koning spends about half of his time as an adviser for Tullow Oil Angola. The other half is devoted to helping the people of Angola in their struggle against malaria and the need for clean drinking water.

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Explorer Making a Difference

A helping hand: Geologist Tako Koning spent most of his career finding oil in Africa, but in retirement he’s finding something in Angola that might be even more important – a chance for people there to beat drought and disease.

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Something to talk about: How do you respond when someone asks why oil prices are what they are? Some experts offer some words of advice.

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Deepwater wind turbines are not the only innovations breathing new economic life into the Beatrice Field.

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Everyone knows it’s windy … especially in the North Sea.

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Explorer Policy Watch

David K. Curtiss has assumed the directorship of the AAPG Geoscience and Energy Office in Washington, D.C. (GEO-DC), after serving as deputy director of the office since its inception in mid-November 2005. Curtiss succeeds Don Juckett, who served as director of the GEO-DC since its launch and is retiring to focus on his consultancy and as director of Far East Energy Corp.

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Most of us have some sort of story of “finding” geoscience. This is mostly due to the fact that most schools don’t give geology a high profile, and many don’t teach it at all.

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Explorer Director’s Corner

I started writing this column from Tyumen, Russia – the oil capital of Western Siberia and one of the key “oil capitals” of the world.

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Officer nominees for the Division of Professional Affairs and the Energy Minerals Division for 2008-09 have been announced.

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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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Explorer Director’s Corner

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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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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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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