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Drawing about 500 geologists from 32 countries, the St. Petersburg meeting in July was far more international than regional in attendance.

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The geophysical data companies have good reason to be excited about some pretty esoteric types of data already in use -- or on the cusp of acceptance -- to enhance the search for hydrocarbons.

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It's mid-August in the land of the midnight sun. High above the Arctic Circle, barges laden with seismic and drilling equipment are moving northwards, navigating the myriad of channels that comprise the Mackenzie River.

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It's the latest 'energy crisis' whizzing by, leaving a near-epidemic of whiplash in its wake.

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Graduating geology students want jobs. Exploration and production companies need young geologists.

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AAPG's Distinguished Lecture program, which only a few years ago became a truly global effort, is ready to once again cover the planet with speakers for the 2001-2002 season.

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The reality of significant natural gas potential found in the Great Lakes region of North America continues to emerge, and states bordering the lakes are becoming yet another battleground for the U.S. energy debate.

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Petroleum exploration is a 'repeated trials game.' Whether you are a career prospector generating a succession of drilling deals, or exploration vice president of an oil and gas company overseeing an annual prospect portfolio, you are engaged in a series of risk ventures whose individual outcomes are each uncertain.

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National price spikes. California rolling blackouts. Clearly, the issue of natural gas supply and demand commands serious attention in the United States.

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Recently, as the volcano 'Popo' outside of Mexico City began to show some activity, geologist David Howell had a question: 'What would happen if there was a major eruption?'

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Executive summary of the AAPG 2022 Member/Customer Planning Survey

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Results of the 2022 AAPG Member/Customer Planning Survey.

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