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The next big thing? There's nothing passive about the rush toward passive seismic.

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Explorer President’s Column

Changing our image is not an impossible task. Difficult? Yes, especially when you consider the influences and attitudes that brought us to today.

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Explorer Business Side of Geology Column

There seems to be a lot of confusion about the relationship between chance of success for a drilling prospect and various possible outcomes of recoverable reserves. Such confusion could lead to bad E&P business decisions.

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Explorer Article

It's time to get serious about your plans for Salt Lake City.

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Explorer Emphasis Article

Five 'legendary' oil finders share their stories with a standing-room-only crowd in Houston.

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Explorer Emphasis Article

State-of-the-art seismic acquisition, processing and interpretation techniques continue to be keys that unlock the treasure for Forest Oil in South Africa.

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Explorer Emphasis Article

Response to quantity of seismic data so quiet it's deafening.

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Explorer Emphasis Article

Did you hear the one about the fella with a cell phone for an office and no seismic equipment, jockeying with the big seismic industry's guys for a job?

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Explorer Regions and Sections

This month's column is by Jorge/Jordi Ferrer Modolell, general chair of the 2003 AAPG International Conference and exhibition in Barcelona, Spain.

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Explorer Business Side of Geology Column

Sometimes folks who are dedicated to the status quo, or to a particular philosophy or procedure, may come up with perverse interpretations of data that challenge their existing reference-frames.

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Hot Items

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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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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 Article

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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