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2007 technical program committee for the AAPG annual meeting in Long Beach, Calif. asks for suggestions.

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Presenter awards for Paris 2005 international meeting are announced.

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Shallow water and deep gas is proving to be a winning combination for the Gulf of Mexico.

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Bridging the gap: Thanks to a new AAPG publication, the divide between industry and academia regarding the worlds of exploration and earthquake detection is overcome.

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Experts agree that exploring and doing business in today’s oil world demands innovative approaches to your work, whether it’s in looking at new areas for hydrocarbons or looking at old areas in a new way. This month’s EXPLORER takes a look at some of the innovative approaches and visions that already have surfaced – plus some hints at new potential. Cover photos include a view of drilling operations at the Coos Bay Basin in southwestern Oregon (top).

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History and the Oman Mountains; Drill it

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Spotlight on Education

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Robert M. Mitchum, a research geologist who has been credited as a pioneer in developing the disciplines of sequence and seismic stratigraphy, has been named the 2006 recipient of the Sidney Powers Memorial Award.

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Houston abstract deadlines are October 4

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Here today, gone tomorrow? A number of forces continue to threaten the Louisiana coastline.

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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 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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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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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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