Explorer President’s Column

Ordinarily I tend to be skeptical of crusty old folks who are always claiming that 'the younger generation is going to hell in a hand basket.' Such attitudes often seem to just go with getting old and set in your ways.

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Houston abstract deadlines are October 4

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Here today, gone tomorrow? A number of forces continue to threaten the Louisiana coastline.

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A gift that keeps on giving: The Gulf of Mexico is not only healthy, it continues to be the star of the show for the U.S. petroleum industry.

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AAPG takes another step toward opening a full-time, onsite presence in Washington, D.C., with GEO-DC.

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The next big thing? The Suriname Basin is proving itself an appealing target for exploration efforts.

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Quiz time: According to the results of a new global survey, what are the world's top 10 exploration targets? (Hint: Think north Africa ...)

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Can loose lips still sink ships? Experts weigh in on security issues that dominate today's energy environment.

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What makes companies successful in exploration? A global survey provides some answers.

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Let's make a deal: Summer in Houston is about to get even hotter thanks to the Summer NAPE, a prospects and properties expo that carries the AAPG banner.

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Hot Items

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Nihal Darraj, carbon capture and storage researcher at Imperial College, London shares barriers to CCUS commercialization, including costs, technology, permitting and more. 

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Carbon capture and sequestration reduces emissions, but it cannot work past cost barriers without the revenue opportunities provided by utilization and storage. 

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Explorer Director’s Corner

Perhaps you did a double take pulling the April issue of EXPLORER from the mailbox. What is this? If you joined AAPG in the last 40 years, you’ve only known EXPLORER in its long-standing tabloid format. It worked well for many years as our advertisers – particularly seismic companies – loved the large format and the ability to display their data on a sweeping canvas. For readers, it was a little more awkward.

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Explorer Historical Highlights

The Paris Basin offers times of both discoveries and failures, from its first well drilled near Normandy in the 1920s to today. 

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