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Improving conditions: Technological advances in seismic acquisition have led to successful operations in the Gulf of Mexico – and those lessons are being shared around the world.

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A new kid in town: Nodal technology is proving itself a game-changer on data acquisition in the venerable Permian Basin.

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Explorer Regions and Sections

In an effort to continue serving the geosciences community in the Middle East, AAPG Middle East Region will be offering a number of Geosciences Technology Workshops (GTWs) where the attendees, practitioners and scientists will have an opportunity to discuss real cases, issues and experiences.

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Explorer Policy Watch

Consulting geologist and AAPG member Edith C. “Edie” Allison has been named director of the AAPG Geoscience and Energy Office in Washington, D.C. (GEO-DC), a position that has been vacant since David Curtiss became AAPG executive director in August 2011.

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Explorer Division Column DPA

DPA can play an important role in developing the professionalism required to generate prospects, discoveries and exploration workflows.

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Explorer Director’s Corner

I am writing this column high above the U.S. midcontinent, the setting sun throwing long shadows across the aircraft cabin. I

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Explorer President’s Column

What is the value of the petroleum industry’s professional associations – like AAPG – to society at large?

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Explorer Emphasis Article

Nuisance? For a long time the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale was considered an irritating target for drillers – but time and economic dynamics have a way of changing perspectives.

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Back for more: Operators found new success when they took another look at Louisiana’s Wilcox play.

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Jokers may be wild: Trying to predict what lies ahead for the energy industry, according to one expert, is a risky bet.

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Hot Items

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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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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 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 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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