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Explorer Article By Leanne Burnett

President Trump rolled out a two-for-one executive order, “Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs.” Who can’t get behind efficiency and economy in the regulatory state – especially in today’s oil and gas industry, where every bit of profit makes a difference? Well, the devil is in the details.

Added on 01 July, 2017

Explorer Article By David Brown

The World Keeps Not Running Out of Oil

“Peak Oil” — the idea that global oil production will soon reach a maximum and then begin to decline — attracted a significant number of believers in the 1990s and early 2000s. Then unconventionals happened.

Added on 01 July, 2017

Explorer Article By Brian Ervin

Exploration At a Lull, And So Are Salaries

For this year’s salary survey, there’s some good news and some bad news.

Added on 01 June, 2017

Explorer Article By Brian Ervin

Where Does Oil Go From Here?

Pulitzer Prize-winning energy researcher Daniel Yergin analyzes the current market from a historical perspective.

Added on 01 June, 2017

wwwUpdate Blog By Bogdan Michka

TIG and SIG discussion boards available online now!

Get involved in AAPG N.E.T., an online space for TIGs and SIGs where you can Network, Engage and Talk with other geoscientists.

Added on 12 May, 2017

Explorer Director’s Corner By David Curtiss

It's Time to Get Exploring

There are many looming questions for our profession, from the evolving role of geoscience in conventional and unconventional exploration and production to how alternative energy sources will affect global energy markets in the years and decades ahead.

Added on 01 May, 2017

Explorer Article By Susan Nash

Mid-Continent Playmakers Forum in OKC in May

Geologists, engineers, geophysicists and entrepreneurs are invited to the Mid-Continent Playmakers Forum on May 11 in Oklahoma City at the headquarters of the Oklahoma Geological Society.

Added on 01 May, 2017

Explorer Emphasis Article By Ken Milam

The Case for Exploring the Arctic

After the massive discovery offshore Alaska’s North Slope last year, recent recommendations by the National Petroleum Council, among other developments, the Arctic Circle is becoming a hotspot for offshore exploration.

Added on 01 May, 2017

Explorer Emphasis Article By Emily Llinás

Offshore Exploration a Bright Spot for Latin America E&P

Offshore opportunities from Aruba to the Falkand Islands have national and independent companies keeping their eye on Latin America.

Added on 01 May, 2017

Explorer Article By David Brown

Capital Expenditures: Now, Then, and the Century Ahead

The Next 100 Years: Oil and gas E&P will always require an enormous amount of capital expenditure, but two big shifts will are coming that will affect investment patterns in a big way.

Added on 01 May, 2017

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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