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Explorer Article By Vern Stefanic

International Changes Environmental Trends Dip In Student Survey

Most geoscience graduates finding employment in North America are still finding positions in the environmental sector, but the overall percentage of students doing so continues to decline.

Added on 01 December, 2000

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Texas Licensure Proposal Backed

The Professional Geologists Licensure proposal to be considered by the Texas Legislature has been endorsed unanimously by the AAPG Executive Committee.

Added on 01 December, 2000

Explorer Article By Louise Durham

Seismic Fee Fuss Heading to Court

Louisiana has a new statute on the legislative books, apparently aimed at making the state more user-friendly for 3-D seismic data acquisition.

Added on 01 December, 2000

Explorer Wildcat Recollections Column By Jamie Robertson,Marlan Downey

Finding is Easy; Profits Prove Hard

Modern hydrocarbon exploration began in Mozambique in 1948, when Gulf Oil was awarded an onshore concession covering much of the southern half of the country.

Added on 01 November, 2000

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Geologists Feel the Early Tremors

Bill Osten occupies a front-row seat in the Internet revolution.

Added on 01 November, 2000

Explorer Article By Thomas Dolan

Study Quantifies Earthquake Costs

A new government study attempts to quantify and define the potential extent of U.S. earthquake damage.

Added on 01 November, 2000

Explorer Article By Kathy Shirley

Rolling the Dice on Marginal Fields

How much is enough? That's a question oil companies must ask themselves every time they make a discovery -- and there are no easy answers. Many factors are considered when firms determine if a discovery is commercial, and often fields just don't make the cut -- leaving countless millions of barrels of oil untapped all over the world.

Added on 01 November, 2000

Explorer Article By Louise Durham

Statistics Tell a Louisiana Story

The oil patch is a happening place these days -- and a lot of the activity is directed toward acquisitions, mergers, downsizing and the like.

Added on 01 November, 2000

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Shelf's Gifts Just Keep on Giving

An increasing number of companies and individuals in the domestic oil and gas industry consider the heavily-drilled GOM shelf to hold little promise for the future, particularly its vast array of aging fields. However, by looking at the past, Richard Nehring, president of NRG Associates, paints a more compelling picture. He will present his findings at the upcoming GCAGS annual meeting in Houston.

Added on 01 October, 2000

Explorer Emphasis Article By Jerry Greenberg

Data Ready When Gap Close

The historic 'western gap' treaty, signed this summer by the U.S. and Mexican governments after more than 22 years of waiting, already is redefining priorities in Gulf of Mexico exploration.

Added on 01 October, 2000

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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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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

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AAPG 2022 Strategic Planning Survey Results

Results of the 2022 AAPG Member/Customer Planning Survey.

Added on 05 April, 2023

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