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Explorer President’s Column By Robbie Gries

The Enron case is a major ethical wake-up call for our industry. Meanwhile AAPG has been struggling with its commitment to the Code of Ethics for several years.

Added on 01 April, 2002

Explorer Article By Kathy Shirley

NW Europe Faces Middle-Age Angst

Exploration? Exploitation? A new study looks at the emerging trends — and what they mean — for the region known as Northwest Europe.

Added on 01 April, 2002

Explorer Article By Kathy Shirley

Deep East-Mid Con Is Barely Touched

Look out below! For successful drilling project, exploration strategies are going to have to dig deeper -- and that could be good news for the eastern U.S. Midcontinent.

Added on 01 April, 2002

Explorer Article By Kathy Shirley

Appalachia Basin Is Still Intriguing

It took a long time, but one geologist finally helped prove the deep reservoir potential of the Trenton-Black River formations in the Appalachian Basin.

Added on 01 April, 2002

Explorer Article By Diane Freeman

Digits Improve Business Decisions

Yes, technology is a factor for success in the field — but did you know it's also a factor for success before you go out into the field? Call it the 3-D seismic advantage.

Added on 01 April, 2002

Explorer Article By Diane Freeman

'Traffic' Jams Seismic Permits

Regulations regarding seismic exploration on federal land — an important factor in any program, but especially in the U.S. West, where so much of the land is federal acreage — are causing companies and crews to rethink their operations.

Added on 01 April, 2002

Explorer Regions and Sections By Adebayo O. Akinpelu

Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE)

The Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) is the successor to the Society of Geologists and Geophysicists, Lagos (SGGL), an earlier gathering of petroleum earth scientists in Lagos, Nigeria, in the mid-1970s. The SGGL itself was the brainchild of a young Mobil geologist, Akomeno Oteri, who got the idea from visiting Dallas and attending the monthly meeting of SEG there.

Added on 01 March, 2002

Explorer Business Side of Geology Column By James Burns

It Takes Money To Make Money

The concept that there is economic value in business flexibility is intuitively obvious.

Added on 01 March, 2002

Explorer Article By David Brown

The Future Isn't Here — Yet

Fuel cells will completely revolutionize the oil and gas industry?

Added on 01 March, 2002

Explorer Emphasis Article By Larry Nation

Energy Plan Advocate to Speak

Lunch at the meeting: Texas U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, a leader in the U.S. congressional effort to pass a comprehensive national energy policy, will speak at the All-Convention Luncheon in Houston.

Added on 01 March, 2002

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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 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

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 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