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A visit to the Dallas Convention Center during the AAPG Annual Meeting last April was all that would have been needed for you to travel to the four corners of the world.

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Two friends who have known each other since the first grade in Crandall, Texas, have become partners in a quest to bring geology to the public via television.

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Brian Maxted, one of his generation's most successful oil finders, has looked around the world and says plenty of work remains for companies and professionals willing to take on the challenges of exploration.

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The Middle East, like all areas that are touched by or depend on the oil industry, will continue to go through major changes, according to AAPG All-Convention Luncheon speaker Amy Myers Jaffe.

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Amy Myers Jaffe, speaking to the All-Convention Luncheon in Dallas, not only presented her synopsis on a looming oil crisis, but warned that geopolitical issues could lead to a déjà vu of the energy crises of 1973 and 1979.

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According to Bowker, the most difficult task in developing a shale play is usually not discovering it.

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The role of geology is fairly well-defined in conventional oil and gas plays, but emerging unconventional gas plays have muddied the waters.

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Brian Maxted, one of his generation’s most successful oil finders, probed the past and future of exploration during his Michel T. Halbouty Lecture at this year’s AAPG Annual Meeting in Dallas.

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The AAPG House of Delegates voted overwhelmingly to raise the ceiling for AAPG dues and handled other agenda matters in the shortest House meeting in recent memory at the Dallas Annual Meeting.

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T. Boone Pickens joked that it took 25 years for him to be asked to speak at an AAPG annual meeting -- and when the opportunity finally arose the topic was water, not oil and gas.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Workshop
Houston, Texas
Tuesday, 10 December Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 8:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.

Join us for an AI and analytics workshop that focuses specifically on subsurface energy, and provides the needed knowledge, tools, and insights.  Opportunities are emerging, and those who have the tools, skills, and knowledge will be at the forefront   Specifically, the conference will bring together AI and Machine Learning and a wide range of data issues in the form of technical presentations, probing panel discussions and poster sessions.

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Leadership
No Image Ron Stillwell President(2023-2024) Stillwell Energy (325) 668-9562
Jerry Hickman Jerry L. Hickman Past President (2023-2024) JLH Geophysical Services (512) 751-7527
Rene Wilksveen Rene Gabrielle Wilksveen President Elect(2023-2024) Blackbeard Operating (432) 242-0050
No Image Joseph C. Bauman Vice President (2023-2024) Hunt Oil Company (214) 684-0903
No Image Kelsey Garner Secretary (2023-2024) Armstrong Energy Corp.
No Image Stephen Denham Treasurer (2023-2024) Premian Resources (432) 695-4222
Margo Liss Margo J. Liss Advisory Counselor (2023-2024) BernAdele Enterprises, LLC (469) 964-5517
Paul Pause Paul H. Pause Council Member (2023-2024) Independent (432) 664-4938

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