Europe Blog

Nearing the end of the presentations during Session 4, Stuart Lake will present a paper focusing on exploration along the transform margin and some of the possible conclusions the play mapping, common risk segment maps and dry hole analysis have revealed. You can hear this talk at the APPEX Regional 2015 in Nice, France on 6 November.

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Europe Blog

At the 3P Arctic Conference & Exhibition this September Geir Richardson with Statoil will present 'Toward the 23rd Round' during the opening and plenary session.

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Explorer Division Column EMD

In the coming year, the Energy Minerals Division is looking to improve and expand its information delivery system. EMD also is seeking volunteers to fill a number of vacant section and region councilor positions.

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Explorer Article

The Wolfcamp formation in the Permian’s Delaware Basin kicks out impressive volumes of hydrocarbons. The play is considered to have great promise, as it’s currently viewed as a kind of adolescent in terms of its maturity.

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Europe Blog

At the 3P Arctic Conference & Exhibition this September, Dr. Jonathan Bujak will tell attendees about a plant that has the potential to help reduce today’s climate change. 

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Europe Blog

The program is beginning to unfold for the APPEX Regional in Nice, France organized by AAPG’s Europe Region and Africa Region. This 2015 APPEX Regional focuses on exploration and production opportunities spanning the Atlantic Margin, from South America to Northern Europe - from 'Pole to Pole'.

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Middle East Blog

Production of tight reservoirs would have been impossible without the groundbreaking innovations in drilling and stimulation technology. With each new resource play, new challenges need to be addressed which do range from exploration, appraisal and pilot stages to the rationalization of factory drilling. It has become vitally important for the industry to put even more focus on R&D to develop knowledge, technology and innovation that can deliver a sustainable competitive advantage and open new frontiers.

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Europe Blog

Join the AAPG Europe Region and the AAPG Africa Region together with Conference Chair Mike Lakin, for the next APPEX Regional which will be held in Nice, France. This year, APPEX Regional will focus on exploration and production opportunities spanning the Atlantic Margin, from South America to Northern Europe - from 'Pole to Pole'.

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Energy Policy Blog

As key Senators continue their push for energy exports, Senator Barrasso (R-WY) recently held Foreign Affairs Subcommittee hearing to discuss the economic and geopolitical benefits of exporting domestic crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG).

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Explorer Director’s Corner

Unconventional resources have changed the exploration and production business and are changing our profession. It’s a change for the better, where today geoscientists and engineers work closely to identify prospective areas, drill them and optimize recovery of hydrocarbons from the reservoir.

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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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Explorer Article

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 Article

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 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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