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The Gulf of Mexico is the only focus for Houston-based Spinnaker Exploration, which was founded in 1996 with the mission to explore the Gulf using vast, regional 3-D seismic data sets.

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Nexen Petroleum USA took a different road to the Gulf of Mexico.

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Seismic fees in Louisiana continue to be a thorny issue that keeps the administration and oil and gas interests at odds with one another on an ongoing basis.

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The deep water Gulf of Mexico will continue to be the premier exploration province in the United States for years to come -- but the deep water is not the Gulf's only prospective region.

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The Minerals Management Service has once again set a new five-year outer continental shelf leasing program and -- surprise, surprise -- the Gulf of Mexico remains the jewel in the U.S. offshore crown.

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There was a virtual smorgasbord of invaluable information disseminated to the SRO audience during the Dealmakers segment of the recent, highly-successful AAPG Prospect and Property Expo (APPEX) meeting in Houston. Presentations covered a plethora of topics, including capital sourcing, A&D market conditions, establishing a toehold overseas and more.

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Life was fairly predictable prior to 1973, Texas State Geologist Scott Tinker noted during a 'power lunch' presentation at the recent APPEX event. Then the Arab oil embargo hit, triggering the first major energy price spike.

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AAPG's inaugural Prospect and Property Exposition(APPEX) proves to be a huge hit -- and sequels already are planned.

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This report is being written on Attack Day plus three. An already fast-moving world began changing at warp speed on 9/11.

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All experienced earth scientists, engineers and decision-makers will readily admit that uncertainty is an inherent part of the oil business -- however, they will debate whether uncertainty creates opportunity or creates problems.

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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.

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Executive summary of the AAPG 2022 Member/Customer Planning Survey

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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.

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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.

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Results of the 2022 AAPG Member/Customer Planning Survey.

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