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Gas shales are currently one of the hottest plays in the United States as a result of high gas prices, the remarkable success in the Barnett Shale in the Fort Worth Basin, technological advancements in drilling and completions, and predicted near-term shortages of natural gas.

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Explorer Director’s Corner

This year for New Year's Eve I returned to an old family tradition of staying up most of the night.

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Vietnam ranks third in Southeast Asia for petroleum resources. Oil and gas are anticipated in almost 50 fields and prospects, with reserves of approximately 4.5 billion barrels of oil and 23 tcf gas.

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Energy industry companies and geoscience college students are invited to participate in the fifth annual AAPG/SEG Spring Student Expo, set March 10-12 at the Sarkeys Energy Center at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Okla.

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Good Bill Hunting: You say you have a terrific prospect and all you need is the money to get the job done? Or even started? Welcome to the world of oil and gas financing.

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Don't look now, but if its current rate of development continues, Vietnam is on track to become a major player as an oil-producing nation.

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London February 28 - March 3, 2005

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Explorer Division Column DPA

I want to focus this month's column on the discussion of opening a Washington, D.C. office for AAPG through the DPA's Governmental Affairs Committee.

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Explorer Emphasis Article

Saudi Arabia has an enormous reputation for its enormous potential -- but does it really have enough to quench the world's thirst for more, more, more?

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A really big show: Among the many prolific oil fields in the Middle East, the giant Ghawar stands out as the region's crown jewel.

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

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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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Explorer Historical Highlights

The Paris Basin offers times of both discoveries and failures, from its first well drilled near Normandy in the 1920s to today. 

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

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