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Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

The demands of the E&P marketplace are growing -- and with the upstream spread thin, some needs and challenges are being exposed. Much of the excitement in the geophysical industry today stems from the need for, and development of, new technologies and approaches to meet new challenges. Indeed, ordinary 3-D seismic has become just so, well, ordinary in many cases.

Added on 01 September, 2006

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

For Seismic, It's a World of Activity

When you’re hot, you’re hot -- sizzling, in fact. Whether offshore -- like the Western Neptune, left, acquiring a wide-azimuth seismic survey in the Gulf of Mexico -- or deep in undeveloped territory, the seismic industry is having no trouble finding work to keep them busy.

Added on 01 September, 2006

Explorer Article By David Brown

Students Wired For the Future

It’s a new school year for universities, with a new kind of student. Geoscience professors have seen the desktop-computer generation, the super-processor generation and the laptop generation. Now they’re welcoming the cell-phone/iPod/Xbox/Blackberry/digital-revolution generation.

Added on 01 September, 2006

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For Long Beach Convention

An important deadline is looming for those who want to submit an abstract for the next AAPG Annual Convention. Abstracts can be submitted through Sept. 27 for the AAPG Annual Convention, to be held April 1-4 in Long Beach, Calif.

Added on 01 September, 2006

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Perth Meeting Flirting With History

There’s still time to save money by registering early for the AAPG International Conference and Exhibition in Perth -- but the deadline date is drawing closer. This year’s international meeting -- AAPG’s first international conference in Australia since the 1992 event in Sidney -- will be held Nov. 5-8 at the new Perth Convention Exhibition Centre.

Added on 01 September, 2006

Explorer Policy Watch By Don Juckett

House, Senate Appropriations Committees' Recommendations

June was an extraordinary month from the legislative perspective: Both the House and Senate Appropriations committees acted with unexpected alacrity and completed their work on DOE’s oil and natural gas budget activities. While both houses of Congress restored funding to the program in several areas, very little of the funding is targeted for the historical oil and natural gas programs.

Added on 01 August, 2006

Explorer Director’s Corner By Rick Fritz

Work Force Must Come to Forefront

Manpower is the buzzword in our profession today -- it’s a hot topic in the petroleum industry worldwide, and in the United States it is a very hot topic in Washington, D.C. According to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) there is a projected shortage of professionals in numerous disciplines due to the retirement of post-World War II “baby boomers” during the next 10 years.

Added on 01 August, 2006

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Abstracts Still Sought for Hedberg Conference

Abstracts are still being sought for the next AAPG Hedberg Conference, which deals with “Heavy Oil -- Origin, Prediction and Production in Deepwaters.” The abstract deadline, however, is fast approaching; abstracts must be submitted by Aug. 15.

Added on 01 August, 2006

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It's Time to Prepare Abstracts for Long Beach Convention

The abstract submitting process has begun for the next AAPG Annual Convention, which will be held April 1-4 in Long Beach, Calif. The theme is “Understanding Earth Systems -- Pursuing the Checkered Flag.”

Added on 01 August, 2006

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Tuscaloosa Maturing Gracefully

You ain’t seen nuthin ‘til you’ve seen the Tuscaloosa! Sound familiar? If so, it’s because this was probably the most popular talk making the rounds of the professional meeting circuit in the late 1970s.

Added on 01 August, 2006

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AAPG 2022 Strategic Planning Survey Results

Results of the 2022 AAPG Member/Customer Planning Survey.

Added on 05 April, 2023

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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

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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

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AAPG 2022 Strategic Planning Survey Summary

Executive summary of the AAPG 2022 Member/Customer Planning Survey

Added on 05 April, 2023

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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

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