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Explorer Emphasis Article By Brian Ervin

Competition Heats Up for Offshore Seismic in GoM

There is intense interest by the industry in the Keathley Canyon and Garden Banks region of the Gulf of Mexico following major discoveries there, like BP’s Gila discovery announced late last year, and the multibillion-barrel Tiber oil field. Consequently, rival geoscience companies will offer competing surveys of the area.

Added on 01 May, 2014

Explorer Emphasis Article By Bob Erlich

OCS: Potential Doesn't Always Ensure Success

When it comes to U.S. energy policy, there arguably is no topic that creates more heated debate than that of the federal OCS (Outer Continental Shelf) leasing program.

Added on 01 May, 2014

Explorer Emphasis Article By Heather Saucier

Mom and Pop E&P Makes Unlikely Success

Size Matters: Rockhopper Exploration takes a “mom and pop” small business approach to getting big hauls from offshore Falkland Islands.

Added on 01 May, 2014

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

GoM Lease Sale Nets $872 Million

The current intense interest in the Gulf was underscored during the lease sales in March 2014 in the Central and Eastern areas.

Added on 01 May, 2014

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

GoM Update: Old Dogs Still Going Strong

America’s recent ascent to the high-level status of a hydrocarbon producer worthy of a significant presence on the world stage of leading producers stems from something new and a rebirth of something old.

Added on 01 May, 2014

Explorer Article By David Brown

Global Focus on Gas Hydrates Growing

Mystery of the deep: No one knows for sure what quantity of gas hydrates awaits discovery deep in the earth, but projections are auspicious.

Added on 01 May, 2014

Explorer Article By Brian Ervin

Vanguards of History: Energy Changes Everything

The human race currently finds itself rounding the corner of an unprecedented turning point in history, and it’s a direct consequence of what AAPG members do on a daily basis.

Added on 01 May, 2014

Explorer Article By Brian Ervin

Courage, Calculation Both Needed for Success

To be an innovator in the never-ending search for new oil and gas resources, a good geologist needs to escape the stagnating perils of paradigm paralysis by being equal parts Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock.

Added on 01 May, 2014

Energy Policy Blog By Edith Allison

National Academies: US Inadequately Prepared for an Arctic Oil Spill

As Arctic ice thins and retreats, growing commercial access–from cruise ships to oil and gas drilling–will increase the risk of an oil spill. A recent National Research Council report found that resources, technology, research, manpower, funding and logistics are inadequate to respond to an Arctic oil spill.

Added on 30 April, 2014

Energy Policy Blog By Edith Allison

EPA Considers Options for Plugging the Leaks in Oil and Natural Gas Systems

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued five white papers on oil and gas sector emissions for public comment. You have until June 16 to send data or comments on emissions or mitigation technologies. The EPA will use the public comments along with those from a peer-review panel to draft new regulations to reduce methane and volatile organic compounds (VOC) from oil and natural gas operations.

Added on 23 April, 2014

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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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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

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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 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