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Less than one month left! Register now for the EAGE/ AAPG Tight Reservoirs of the Middle East workshop

Join us in Abu Dhabi to meet worldwide experts in the oil industry in order to share their knowledge and experiences to identify solutions and the best practices applicable to the challenges to unlock tight reservoirs in the region.

Added on 05 September, 2015

Explorer Article

Eastern Section Meeting This Month in Indianapolis

The 2015 annual AAPG Eastern Section meeting will be held Sept. 20-22 at the Union Station and Crowne Plaza Hotel complex in downtown Indianapolis.

Added on 01 September, 2015

Explorer Emphasis Article By Heather Saucier

Marita Bradshaw: Moving Australia Forward

Marita Bradshaw, an AAPG member and retired geologist with Geoscience Australia, has spent her career helping to uncover Australia’s oil and gas potential and is now pleased to see recent large discoveries on the continent and the expansion of the export LNG industry. A symposium will be held in her honor this month at the AAPG-SEG International Convention and Exhibition (ICE) in Melbourne.

Added on 01 September, 2015

Africa Blog

2015 APPEX - Deal Update for Africa

Meet Toyin Akinosho of Africa Oil & Gas Report who will speak on 'Deal Flow in a Low Price Regime' at the 2015 APPEX Regional Conference in November at Nice, France. The talk will focus on African acreages and the need for continued investment in exploration acreages despite current oil trends.

Added on 19 August, 2015

Latin America Blog By Emily Llinás

Abstract Deadline extended for GTW Peru 2015: Increasing the Recovery Factor in Mature Oil and Gas Fields

Share your knowledge and learn from others at this multidisciplinary workshop to be held in Lima, Peru on 15-16 October 2015. Presentation proposals are due 30 August 2015.

Added on 18 August, 2015

Europe Blog

2015 APPEX - Potential and Pitfalls of North Africa after Arab Spring

Meet Nicholas Wade from Menas as he lectures, 'The Potential and Pitfalls of North Africa after Arab Spring', at the 2015 APPEX Regional Conference in November at Nice, France. Learn more how the series of revolutions began a process of change.

Added on 16 August, 2015

Europe Blog

2015 APPEX - Market Update (Africa – Atlantic) 'Where are the Deals Being Done and Not Done?'

Meet Joe Staffurth from Exxon as he lectures, 'Farmout Market Update (Africa – Atlantic) “Where are the deals being done and not done?', during Session 1 at the 2015 APPEX Regional Conference in November at Nice, France. This talk reviews the current state of the oil and gas exploration.

Added on 13 August, 2015

Europe Blog

2015 APPEX - Falkland Islands: Summary of Past Exploration, Current Activities & Future Potential

Dave McCarthy will present the paper 'Falkland Islands: Summary of past exploration, current activities & future potential' during Session 3 at the 2015 APPEX Regional Conference in Nice, France.

Added on 10 August, 2015

Europe Blog

2015 APPEX - Hot Spots in North West Europe

Join Bruce Walker during Session 3 at the 2015 APPEX Regional Conference in Nice, France as he speaks about 'Exploration Hot Spots in North West Europe'. This presentation will review the key frontier plays that remain in Northwest Europe and look at the companies which are positioning themselves to explore these regions.

Added on 07 August, 2015

DPA Blog

IPEC is an environmental conference worth looking at

The DPA is endorsing the International Petroleum Environmental Conference to beheld November 17-19 in Denver, Colo. The focus of the conference is solutions to environmental problems of a technical, legal and regulatory nature, which benefits the industry as a whole.

Added on 06 August, 2015

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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 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

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