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Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Can super basins save the planet? IHS Markit, the international industry analysis firm, estimates the world will need to replace production of more than 14.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent annually by the year 2040.

Added on 01 January, 2018

Learn! Blog By Susan Nash

Interview with Joe Dumesnil, Overland Oil and Gas: Innovators in Exploration-Based Businesses Series

Understanding the business side of oil and gas exploration and development is fundamental to success, especially in times of uncertainty and disruptive technologies. Welcome to an interview with Joe Dumesnil, Overland Oil and Gas. Joe will be speaking at the AAPG Annual Convention in the Special Session on the Business of Oil and Gas.

Added on 21 December, 2017

Middle East Blog By Cora Navarro

AAPG 'Stratigraphic Traps of the Middle East' – Workshop Review

The second edition of the AAPG Stratigraphic Traps of the Middle East workshop took place on 11 – 13 December 2017 at the Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah hotel, Muscat, Oman. This year we had seventy two attendees from ten different countries.

Added on 20 December, 2017

wwwUpdate Blog By Charles Sternbach

Announcing the 2018-19 AAPG Executive Committee Candidates

AAPG announces the candidates for the 2018-19 Executive Committee. Biographical information, including video interviews and personality profiles, will be available in early 2018.

Added on 04 December, 2017

Explorer Article By Erin Potter Sullenger

Changing Political Winds Invite Citizen Enforcement

The industry might be tempted to relax or postpone environmental compliance activities, especially those that might be new or expensive. Succumbing to this temptation is risky and could prove more costly in the long run.

Added on 01 December, 2017

Explorer Article By Heather Saucier

Professional Protesters Threaten Energy Infrastructure

Groups such as Greenpeace, the Sierra Club and Food & Water Watch are harnessing the power of fear tactics and social media to spread falsehoods and misinformation in order to rally large groups of citizens to join their forces and put money in their coffers. And, they are becoming increasingly successful.

Added on 01 December, 2017

Middle East Blog By Cora Navarro

AAPG/EAGE 'Tight Reservoirs in the Middle East' – Workshop Review

The fourth edition of the AAPG/EAGE 'Tight Reservoirs in the Middle East” GTW took place on 27 – 28 November 2018 at the Downtown Rotana Hotel, Manama, Bahrain. This year we had 80 attendees from ten different countries.

Added on 30 November, 2017

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Announcing AAPG's New Honorees

The AAPG Executive Committee has approved the following list of honors and award winners. The awards will be presented during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Annual Convention & Exhibition, set for May 20-23 in Salt Lake City.

Added on 29 November, 2017

Middle East Blog By Cora Navarro

Registration is NOW OPEN

Registration is NOW OPEN for the AAPG Maximizing Asset Value: Integrating Geoscience with Reservoir Management & Facilities Optimization GTW!

Added on 21 November, 2017

Explorer Historical Highlights By David Holmes

'Sowing the Oil': A Little-Known Venezuelan Oil-Industry Initiative

Since the ‘40s, the stated objective of the Venezuelan government was to use oil revenues to diversify the economy and reduce poverty. The opposite occurred, which set the stage for the so-called “Bolivarian Revolution” in the late 1990s, the principal achievement of which was to reduce income disparities by making everyone equally poor. In contrast, a rather unique socioeconomic development emerged within the oil industry itself during the 1980s.

Added on 01 November, 2017

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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 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

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 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

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