West Africa continues to be a hot exploration province--and recent regional deep water discoveries there rank among the world's largest finds.
Gee, it just reeks of Old Economy, and yet folks these days are clamoring for it at whatever price the market dictates.
About 100 years ago a self-taught Texas geologist named Pattillo Higgins had a vision of the future.
To what extent is the environment a concern in the petroleum industry?
Today, most petroleum explorationists acknowledge two professional responsibilities: find opportunities (= prospects) and measure them objectively (estimate chance, reserves and profitability).
Domestic oil and gas finders are attracted to international turf for any number of reasons -- the lure of the big find, the challenges inherent in uncharted territory. Indeed, it can be a heady experience.
International Business Ventures: U.S. oil finders have plenty of opportunities to keep themselves busy -- especially when they're willing to forsake the comforts of home for the potential of international targets.
Top Predictions: What technologies and trends will have the greatest effect on the oil industry in the next 10 years?
What's going on here? Despite some grand occurrences that otherwise would make it a year of wine and roses, 2000 ultimately didn't seem like much of a party year.
Got an aging oil or gas field that's on its proverbial last leg? Not to worry - the tonic du jour is integrated reservoir characterization.
Results of the 2022 AAPG Member/Customer Planning Survey.
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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.
Executive summary of the AAPG 2022 Member/Customer Planning Survey