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Scott W. Tinker could be the industry's leading forward-thinker on oil and gas research.

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As a geologist in a constantly shifting energy industry -- does anyone really know what's going to happen tomorrow? -- you and most of your peers could be excused for traces of doubt.

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When it comes to stirring up passionate feelings, romance can't hold a candle to the ongoing saga of global warming.

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Rolling blackouts. Astronomical gas bills. Dramatically higher gasoline costs.

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Instead of continuous verbal jousting, the global climate debate needs reason, research and science.

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To what extent is the environment a concern in the petroleum industry?

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Top Predictions: What technologies and trends will have the greatest effect on the oil industry in the next 10 years?

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This Fact Sheet, compiled by the AAPG Division of Environmental Geosciences, addresses groundwater and the Underground Injection Control (UIC) well fracturing concerns under the SDWA.

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Actually the question should be 'What is killing?' and the answer is a dirty little surprise.

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An international group of geologists is forming an organization that will provide geological assistance in the event of natural disasters or other worldwide crises, says a Denver geologist who recently attended a professional conference in Spain.

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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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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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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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