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Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Global Spotlight Shines On Emerging Shale Plays

This year, URTeC has added an enhanced preview of “Coming Attractions.” In addition to looking at established plays, URTeC will provide significant information about emerging unconventional resource possibilities in North America and around the world.

Added on 01 July, 2014

Energy Policy Blog By Edith Allison

Energy Week in Congress

This is Energy Week in the House, bringing a flurry of hearings and votes. But, topics in the news may not be on the agenda; for example, induced seismicity is an area of public concern, but Congress will not be considering the topic.

Added on 26 June, 2014

Energy Policy Blog By Edith Allison

The Great Crew Change is Getting Closer

And, it is more complicated than we first thought! It is not just a shortage of workers that the industry is facing, it is going to be a shortage of managers. In a recent analysis, Russell Reynolds Associates, a global recruiting firm, pointed out that 61 percent of senior energy leaders are over 52 and nearing retirement. The next generation is much smaller: 27 percent of senior leaders are 44 to 52.

Added on 20 June, 2014

Energy Policy Blog By Edith Allison

Fossil Fuels and Global Electrification

1.3 billion people do not have access to electricity, let alone safe electricity.

Added on 09 June, 2014

Search and Discovery Article

Interpretation Visualization in the Petroleum Industry - Hedberg Abstract Collection

A collection of 33 abstracts for papers concerning Interpretation and Visualization in the petroleum industry. Abstracts of papers presented at the AAPG Hedberg conference in Houston, TX in June, 2014.

Added on 05 June, 2014

Energy Policy Blog By Edith Allison

New Procedures and Analyses for LNG Export Authorizations: Opportunity for Public Comment

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grants natural gas export authorizations to non-Free Trade Agreement (FTA) countries unless the proposed exports will “not be consistent with the public interest.”

Added on 01 June, 2014

Explorer Policy Watch By Edith Allison

To Export, or Not to Export—That IS the Question

Some members of Congress are again proposing rules to accelerate the federal approval process for natural gas export facilities, although any benefits would be years in the future.

Added on 01 June, 2014

Explorer Director’s Corner By David Curtiss

Today's Shale Boom: Nothing Invisible About This Story

Shale is transforming the energy sector, bringing new oil and natural gas to consumers worldwide. But it wasn’t an invisible hand that found those resources and produced them.

Added on 01 June, 2014

Explorer Emphasis Article By Heather Saucier

Colorado Crucial to Converging Dynamics

As Colorado goes, so goes the nation when it comes to energy and environmental policy and the court of public opinion.

Added on 01 June, 2014

Explorer Article By Diane Freeman

Walters: Industry Must Improve Communication Skills

The energy industry needs to do a better job of engaging communities near drilling sites and informing them of safe energy practices that protect human health and the environment according to Craig Walters, Anadarko Petroleum’s director of Wattenberg field operations in northern Colorado,

Added on 01 June, 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

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Added on 13 April, 2018