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Explorer Regions and Sections By Carol McGowen

Canada’s unconventional resources continue to excite the imaginations of geoscientists, as Canadian companies – with operators and investors from North America, India and Southeast Asia – are doggedly working to unlock the country’s unconventional resource play potential.

Added on 01 March, 2011

Explorer Policy Watch By David Curtiss

Disaster Unmitigated

One month after the tragic loss of the Deepwater Horizon drill rig in the Gulf of Mexico, President Obama signed an Executive Order establishing the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling.

Added on 01 March, 2011

Explorer Division Column DEG By Mary Harris

Changes Bring Opportunities

Since the time of my last EXPLORER column in December, the petroleum industry has experienced many changes.

Added on 01 March, 2011

Explorer Director’s Corner By Rick Fritz

ACE 2011 – Disseminating the Science

Science is the heartbeat of AAPG. It is the key for innovation in our industry, and AAPG is dedicated to finding new scientific developments and related new technologies.

Added on 01 March, 2011

Explorer Article By David Brown

Finding the Right Balance at Pinedale

A delicate balance: Some see beautiful vistas, abundant wildlife, a recreational paradise. Others see a promising geologic structure and a beautiful energy potential. What’s next for the Pinedale field?

Added on 01 March, 2011

wwwUpdate Blog By Bogdan Michka

IBA's website got a facelift

AAPG’s Imperial Barrel Award Program’s website recently received a major overhaul to address a number of key requests.

Added on 25 February, 2011

wwwUpdate Blog By Janet Brister

Joining the conversation – why not blog?

One of my coworkers forwarded me a blog today entitled “Why scientists (should) blog”. And, frankly, I’m in the “amen corner” on this one

Added on 02 February, 2011

Explorer Historical Highlights By Hans Krause

An 'Enterprising' North Sea Discovery

The Nelson Field in the North Sea is the British Gas discovery featured in a new series of articles focusing on the history of petroleum geology.

Added on 01 February, 2011

Explorer Policy Watch By David Curtiss

An Eroding Competitiveness …

In 2005 the National Academies released a report titled “Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future.”The report’s objective, with the bipartisan encouragement of a concerned Congress, was to assess the nation’s scientific and technological enterprise and recommend specific policy steps to ensure that it would continue delivering the advances necessary to ensure U.S. competitiveness and prosperity.

Added on 01 February, 2011

Explorer Division Column EMD By Michael Campbell

Seeing Some Good News

My first six months as president of the AAPG Energy Minerals Division has brought both a broader and a more detailed understanding of the energy picture in the United States and the world in general. This has resulted in new realizations and in forming new opinions on a variety of energy-related topics, some of which I would like to share with you.

Added on 01 February, 2011

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wwwUpdate Blog By Grant Smith

Free Access to AAPG's Discovery Series 10 and 15 Full Data Set Tutorials

Courtesy of AAPG and AAPG Datapages, two Discovery Series data sets have been donated free of charge for use as online teaching materials. Discovery Series 10 – Sandstone Petrology: A Tutorial Petrographic Image Atlas 2nd Edition and Discovery Series 15 – Carbonate Petrology: Interactive Petrography Tutorial, both authored by Kitty Milliken, have been posted online for easy accessibility.

Added on 11 May, 2020

wwwUpdate Blog

Advertise With Us!

AAPG publications are widely read by geologists, geophysicists and reservoir engineers. Are they your target audience? Then take advantage of the many advertising opportunities available in AAPG’s news and journal magazines.

Added on 13 April, 2018

wwwUpdate Blog

AAPG 2022 Strategic Planning Survey Results

Results of the 2022 AAPG Member/Customer Planning Survey.

Added on 05 April, 2023

wwwUpdate Blog

Hackbarth Assumes Presidency of AAPG

Claudia J. Hackbarth, a Houston-based geologist who has held a variety of management and leadership positions for the Royal Dutch Shell Group, assumed the presidency of AAPG on July 1.

Added on 30 June, 2023