Explorer Division Column EMD

The Energy and Minerals Division of the AAPG focuses on unconventional hydrocarbon energy resources, such as coalbed methane and gas hydrates and alternative energy resources, such as coal, uranium and geothermal energy. These resources are important to members of AAPG.

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Explorer Emphasis Article

For the oil industry, the most worrisome news coming out of the Middle East doesn’t involve geopolitics. It’s well known by now that Iran wants to increase production by at least 500,000 barrels of oil per day as the lifting of international sanctions allows it to resume crude exports. But Iran isn’t alone.

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They're only a few days to submit your abstract. Abstract submission deadline is 31 January. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to present your work at one of the most highly anticipated events of 2016!

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Time is running out – the early bird deadline is approaching. Register by 29 February to save £119 on a full three-day APPEX Global registration.

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AAPG Europe is extending their call for abstracts for exciting GTW in the beautiful region of Bari, Italy, which aims at bringing together experts of different disciplines from academia and the oil and gas industry.

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Be a presence at APPEX Global 2016: book your booth now.

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Meet Hugh Mackey of Europa Oil and Gas who is a featured speaker at the APPEX Global 2016 Conference and Exhibition in March in London, England. The talk will review recent exploration activity in the North Atlantic - offshore Newfoundland and offshore West Ireland and will show that despite the low oil prices quality exploration assets continue to attract significant investment.

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Meet Michael Hall of Airbus Defence and Space who is a featured speaker at the APPEX Global 2016 Conference and Exhibition in March in London, England. This talk will review the application of the latest remote sensing technology and analysis to oil and gas exploration for improving efficiency and reducing risk.

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Meet Nick Holloway of IHS who is a featured speaker at the APPEX Global 2016 Conference and Exhibition in March in London, England. This paper sets out to examine the potential of horizontal drilling and multi-stage hydraulic fracturing being used outside of North America and present some preliminary ideas about the scale of the opportunities.

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Meet Ben Sayers of TGS who is a featured speaker at the APPEX Global 2016 Conference and Exhibition in March in London, England. This talk will focus on the success and geology of the MSGBC basin.

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Field Seminar
Krakow, Poland
Monday, 27 May 2024, 8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

This one day pre-conference field trip will be focused on the Upper Jurassic deposits formed within the southern part of epicontinental basin of the Carpathian foreland.

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Field Seminar
Krakow, Poland
Thursday, 30 May Friday, 31 May 2024, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Surface seeps of oil and exhalations of methane have been known in the Northern Outer Carpathians for centuries. During this field trip, key localities will be visited, including frontal deformed part of the thrust belt accessible in the world-famous Wieliczka salt mine, and outcrops located within more internal thrust sheets (nappes).

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VG Abstract

The carbonate sequences that were deposited in the now exhumed Tethyan Ocean influence many aspects of our lives today, either by supplying the energy that warms our homes and the fuel that powers our cars or providing the stunning landscapes for both winter and summer vacations. They also represent some of the most intensely studied rock formations in the world and have provided geoscientists with a fascinating insight into the turbulent nature of 250 Million years of Earth’s history. By combining studies from the full range of geoscience disciplines this presentation will trace the development of these carbonate sequences from their initial formation on the margins of large ancient continental masses to their present day locations in and around the Greater Mediterranean and Near East region. The first order control on growth patterns and carbonate platform development by the regional plate-tectonic setting, underlying basin architecture and fluctuations in sea level will be illustrated. The organisms that contribute to sequence development will be revealed to be treasure troves of forensic information. Finally, these rock sequences will be shown to contain all the ingredients necessary to form and retain hydrocarbons and the manner in which major post-depositional tectonic events led to the formation of some of the largest hydrocarbon accumulations in the world will be demonstrated.

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