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We just posted a Hedberg Research Conference that will focus on “Deepwater Fold and Thrust Belts” in October. This conference will be held in Italy but the most important information is the request to be a part of the conference and to submit an abstract for consideration is March 1.

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One of the best things about working on the web is the ability to change a person’s surfing experience immediately.

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Explorer Article

An estimated 10 million people worldwide learned about earth science through program promotions, education efforts and media coverage during Earth Science Week held in October, according to the American Geological Institute.

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Explorer Policy Watch

There are differences between CO2 flooding for EOR and long-term geological carbon sequestration. Sequestration requires injecting large volumes of CO2 through the smallest number of wells possible, and ensuring the CO2 remains confined over long periods of time. The technical challenges are issues of scale.

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Yep. In the U.S. we will be celebrating our national holiday – Thanksgiving.

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In the U.S. we are preparing to celebrate our Thanksgiving holiday. It is a day set aside by our country to reflect on the blessings we’ve received over the past year.

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wwwUpdate Blog

We’ve taken off the wraps on the new look for the Denver 2009 AAPG Annual Convention & Exhibition website.

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The AAPG Hedberg Research Conferences have announced two more events. Some of these deadlines are looming during the month of November.

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Explorer Readers Forum

The recent drop in oil and gas prices will make life tougher for those of us working in shale plays such as the Bakken, Barnett, Haynesville, Marcellus, Woodford (U.S.), Domanic (Russia), Mako (Hungary) and many others around the world.

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Explorer Regions and Sections

AAPG made history and was part of history during AAPG President Scott Tinker's recent European Region tour. The tour, lasting from Sept. 22 to Oct. 2, marked the first-ever presentation by an AAPG president to a German geologic association.

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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 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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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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Headquarters Contacts

Susan Nash
Susan Nash Director, Innovation and Emerging Science and Technology, AAPG +1 405 314 7730