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September is annual meeting month for four AAPG Sections

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Professionals in our society have responsibilities, most having to do with ethical obligations to their clients, society and colleagues. Professionalism requires capability beyond mere competence, and the willingness to be accountable.

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Explorer Division Column DEG

DEG is announcing the creation of an ad hoc Health and Safety Committee. Our goal is to provide DEG members with practical information to conduct their professional duties in a safe and responsible manner.

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AAPG's three Divisions will be honoring members for their service at the AAPG Convention in Calgary.

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Explorer Division Column EMD

Energy Minerals Division members will find much of interest within the 11 themes that form the technical program at the 2005 AAPG Annual Convention in Calgary.

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Putting the margin back in marginal fuels: A top Canadian energy expert believes his country needs to move past an oil and gas economy by integrating less attractive carbon fuels such as coal, coke, asphaltenes and biomass.

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And now for something completely different: Martian blueberries. Seriously. Read on.

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Explorer Division Column DPA

On a recent visit to a bookstore I came across a book titled 1001 Dumbest Things Ever Said. After reading several of the quotes, I realized that some of the worst statements are from educated individuals, many of whom hold top government positions.

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COMMENTARY: One AAPG member asks the question 'Why is an earth science organization reviewing a work of fiction?'

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Explorer Division Column DEG

As global energy resources become more scarce and worldwide energy demand increases, the future success of our petroleum and energy minerals industry never has been so critical.

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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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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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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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