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Energy Policy Blog By Edith Allison

The Ukraine Crisis and European Natural Gas Supplies

The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports that Europe consumed 18.7 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of natural gas in 2013; Russia supplied 30% (5.7 Tcf) of this volume, and 16% (3.0 Tcf) of the total natural gas consumed in Europe passed through Ukraine’s pipeline network; Slovakia gets 80 percent of its gas, and Bulgaria gets 90 percent of its gas from Russia via pipeline through Ukraine.

Added on 09 July, 2014

Energy Policy Blog By Edith Allison

Global Impacts of U.S. Shale Production

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) recently published a series of reports assessing how rapid growth in U.S., and possibly global, oil and gas production from shales may impact various net-energy exporting or importing countries.

Added on 02 July, 2014

Explorer Policy Watch By Edith Allison

Export Questions Spark Diverse Passions

U.S. energy production, especially oil and natural gas from shale, is booming and expected to continue to grow. Consequently, this bounty is pushing up energy exports – including coal that is displaced by natural gas in power generation – and refined products that are not regulated.

Added on 01 July, 2014

Explorer Division Column DPA By Rick Fritz

Season Premiere: A New Theme for DPA

During my term as DPA president this year our theme will be “Culture of Greatness.” This may sound arrogant, but I think it is important to recognize and promote the culture of professionalism and discovery that has provided cheap energy for mankind for more than 100 years.

Added on 01 July, 2014

Explorer Article By Katie McDonough

AAPG and Gender

I have some thoughts on Lee Krystinik’s President’s Column “Bursting Bubbles” (May EXPLORER), which dealt with women, leadership and AAPG.

Added on 01 July, 2014

Explorer Article By Louise Durham

Louisiana Geoscience Licensing Deadline Moved – Again – To End of Year

If you're a geoscientist who has not yet formally applied for licensure to practice your trade in Louisiana, don't despair. The registration deadline has moved - once again.

Added on 01 July, 2014

Explorer Emphasis Article By Emily Llinás

Finding Unconventional Success in Colombia

Shell worked to establish trust with the community, hiring a local non-governmental organization to help farmers commercialize products, and building houses in the village so farmers could sell them. In the end, Shell acquired the seismic, and made a sustainable social investment in the community that lasted beyond the time of acquisition.

Added on 01 July, 2014

Explorer Emphasis Article By Ken Milam

Bigger and Better: URTeC Aims High in Denver

Bigger, bolder and better is what organizers are planning for this year’s Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC).

Added on 01 July, 2014

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Amid Boom, Shale Secrets Still Elusive

Given all the success stories, it’s intriguing to realize these plays are still far from being a known – variability is indigenous. The players talk about “cracking the code,” but the “code” can differ even between adjacent wells.

Added on 01 July, 2014

Explorer Emphasis Article By Heather Saucier

Unconventionals: Fuel for the Sustainable Switch?

The current, free-flowing supply of hydrocarbons has brought a sigh of relief to many who have been scrambling to find alternatives to dwindling supplies of conventional fossil fuels. But while some estimate the shale energy boom has handed the nation at least four decades of energy security, this is not a time to rest easy, said past AAPG president Scott Tinker, the director of the Bureau of Economic Geology and state geologist of Texas

Added on 01 July, 2014

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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

wwwUpdate Blog

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

wwwUpdate Blog

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