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Explorer Director’s Corner By David Curtiss

If you attended the AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition in Salt Lake City this year, you may have noticed additional signs in the hallways and slides shown in the opening and technical sessions that introduced the AAPG Code of Conduct. It’s a new element for ACE and it’s something we care about in our desire to foster an environment that allows our attendees to best realize their professional goals. This month I’d like to share with you how it came to be, and more importantly, why.

Added on 01 August, 2018

Latin America Blog By Emily Llinás

'Energy Opportunities' Signals Bright Oil Future for Latin America

Bid rounds, new technologies and the region’s energy future will be topics of discussion at the Energy Opportunities Conference, Exhibition and Business-to-Business Session in Cartagena, Colombia from Aug. 22-23. “We are moving beyond our technical arena to explore regulatory aspects, industry-government collaboration, industry- community relations, plus looking to the future of alternative energy and technologies,” said Victor Vega, Latin America and Caribbean Region immediate past president and general vice chair for Energy Opportunities.

Added on 01 August, 2018

Explorer Article By Emily Llinás

'Energy Opportunities' Signals Bright Oil Future for Latin America

Added on 01 August, 2018

Explorer Historical Highlights By Jorge Navarro Comet

The Great Oil Sniffer Hoax

Since the early days of petroleum exploration, the industry has met diviners and dowsers who, by using esoteric techniques, simple devices or sophisticated artifacts designed by themselves, have tried to fool companies by claiming they were able to detect oil in the subsurface. In France, during the late 1970s, two eccentric inventors claimed they could directly detect oil in the subsurface from an exceptional device mounted on board an airplane, resulting in one of the most famous frauds in petroleum exploration history.

Added on 01 August, 2018

Explorer Article By David Brown

Boom Expected in Upstream M&A

Expect a boom in upstream oil and gas mergers and acquisitions activity in the coming months. More than $50 billion in deals are now in play in the upstream sector in the United States alone.

Added on 01 August, 2018

Explorer Division Column DPA By Mark J. Gallagher

Do You Have Skin in the Game?

Every time I meet with financial professionals I hear the same questions. They are trying to determine my confidence level in my ideas and in my other team members.

Added on 01 July, 2018

Explorer Director’s Corner By David Curtiss

Oil Markets in the Balance: The Role of Unconventional Resources

All eyes were glued on Vienna last month as OPEC gathered to assess oil market conditions and set production targets for its member countries to ensure adequate supplies, but also to support oil prices.

Added on 01 July, 2018

Explorer President’s Column By Denise Cox

Sustainable Development in Energy and AAPG

While there is a diversity of views about the topics and terms of sustainable energy development, these are the trends that are shaping our industry, and because we’re a global industry it affects every one of us. AAPG must recognize these trends and engage its current and future members in the discussion.

Added on 01 July, 2018

Explorer Article By Barry Friedman

What is the Role of Geoscience in the Age of Renewables?

Charting the landscape of the future of the oil and gas industry is the purpose behind the AAPG “Energy Transition Forum – A New Era for Geoscience,” in the Netherlands later this year. The forum includes professionals from Shell, Statoil, The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies, University of Plymouth, Schlumberger, K-UTEC IBM, International Geothermal Association and Google.

Added on 01 July, 2018

Explorer Article By David Brown

API Launches 'Explore Offshore' Coalition Amid Political Opposition

The American Petroleum Institute has a new coalition to promote offshore exploration, and not everybody is happy about it.

Added on 01 July, 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

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Added on 13 April, 2018

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