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Explorer Director’s Corner By David Curtiss

Preparation Is Key to Weathering the Winds of Change

No sooner had the ink dried on my last column about the winds of change buffeting our industry when we saw oil prices slide from $75 a barrel to $55. I didn’t foresee these winds arriving at gale force, but that’s what’s happened.

Added on 01 January, 2015

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ICE 2015 Call for Abstracts Deadline Nears

The call for abstracts deadline is Jan. 15 for the next AAPG International Conference and Exhibition – a meeting that will be historic on many levels. This year’s ICE will be held Sept. 13-16 in Melbourne, Australia – the first time AAPG has used that city as a setting for ICE.

Added on 01 January, 2015

Explorer Spotlight On… By Emily Llinás

Soldo: 'Unraveling Paradigms' a Labor of Love

According to Juan Carlos Soldo, who just recently led the successful IX Hydrocarbon Exploration and Development Congress in Mendoza, Argentina, “Unconventionals really aren't so unconventional anymore.”

Added on 01 January, 2015

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Giant Fields Offer Big Lessons in Finding Oil

Innumerable geoscientists worldwide are familiar with the AAPG Giant Oil Fields publications. These AAPG members are spearheading the effort to compile “Giant Oil and Gas Fields of the Decade 2000-2010” featuring papers covering fields in areas around the globe.

Added on 01 January, 2015

Explorer Emphasis Article By Heather Saucier

Obstacles and Opportunity Abound in Mexico

Typically when runners are on their marks, they know the course ahead of them. However, as industry players anxiously wait for Mexico to open its hydrocarbon-rich fields to foreign investors, the shortest course to the pay zone is not so clear.

Added on 01 January, 2015

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Where the Action Was: Discovery Highlights

Some highlights from international activity in 2014.

Added on 01 January, 2015

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

The Year of Discovery Saw Few Surprises

In international exploration, the new normal is starting to look like the old normal. And 2014 looked a lot like the year before.

Added on 01 January, 2015

Explorer Article By Courtney Chadney

'From Prospects to Discoveries'

For anyone looking to learn from the best oil finders in the business and to interact with successful explorers as they share accounts of their greatest discoveries, that opportunity is at hand. Get ready for this year’s editions of the Division of Professional Affairs (DPA) Playmaker Forums.

Added on 01 January, 2015

Explorer Article By Heather Saucier

How the Shale Boom Birthplace Came to Ban Fracturing

It is perhaps the most ironic move in the industry in years. On Nov. 4, citizens in Denton – a city on the edge of the Barnett Shale in north Texas with a population of 123,000 – voted to ban hydraulic fracturing.

Added on 01 January, 2015

Energy Policy Blog By Colleen Newman

Where Does the Renewable Fuels Standard Stand?

On November 21, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it would postpone setting requirements for the volume of renewable fuels that must be blended into motor fuels until some point in 2015.

Added on 22 December, 2014

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Out Now! 'The Rocks' by Carson Beyer

Hey you Unconventional Resources Team Rock Stars! We’re proud to announce the profits from Carson Beyer's new song, 'The Rocks' -- inspired by all of you -- will be donated to Oilfield Helping Hands. We stand with OHH and Carson proudly and want to do our part in offering a helping hand to all who have been affected. If you would like to make a donation, go to https://lnkd.in/dB53uvy .

Added on 20 July, 2020

wwwUpdate Blog By Grant Smith

Download the AAPG Mobile App

The AAPG Mobile app will let you easily connect with friends and colleagues and access all of your AAPG membership benefits right through your mobile device. Available for download for both iOS and Android devices!

Added on 27 January, 2021

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

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Added on 13 April, 2018

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