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A world at war, a deadly epidemic of global proportions and other catastrophic events teamed up to disrupt in part AAPG’s Distinguished Lecture program last year -- but the train is back on track.

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Don’t laugh, but after years of being the 'coming thing,' gas-to-liquids production appears ready to arrive. Really.

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Given the enormous oil and gas activity that occurs in Louisiana’s wetlands and offshore environs, the question has been posed as to why the oil and gas companies don’t pick up the estimated $14 billion tab it will take to create a sustainable coastline.

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Explorer Emphasis Article

The Minerals Management Service this year is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, passed in August 1953, which established federal jurisdiction over submerged lands on the OCS seaward of state boundaries.

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Explorer Emphasis Article

Louisiana Highway 1 provides access to Port Fourchon, but for how much longer will this two-lane road service this vital link to deepwater oil and gas?

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Explorer Emphasis Article

How important has the Gulf of Mexico been to the petroleum industry over the past five-plus decades?

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Explorer Article

Just like a fine wine, the AAPG Prospect and Property Expo keeps getting better with age.

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Explorer Article

Although APPEX is designed to bring together prospect generators and potential buyers, it is fundamentally about the business of exploration and production -- and that's why the conference's exploration focus is being expanded this year.

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Explorer Regions and Sections

New plans, new strategies and a new sense of urgency are the driving forces for the next APPEX London -- an expo that promises to be a 'must' for all.

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Explorer Business Side of Geology Column

It is human nature to encounter a problem and jump to a solution. That is how we make life manageable on a daily basis. It even seems efficient.

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Hot Items

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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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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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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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