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Explorer Regions and Sections By Robbie Gries

St. Petersburg Draws International Crowd

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

Added on 01 September, 2001

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

E-Seismic Deals Making Waves

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.

Added on 01 September, 2001

Explorer Emphasis Article By Susan Eaton

Bundle Up; It's Winter in the Delta

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.

Added on 01 September, 2001

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Seismic Industry Waiting on Boom

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

Added on 01 September, 2001

Explorer Article

Student Expo Can Change Your Life

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

Added on 01 September, 2001

Explorer Article

14 Distinguished Lecturers Named

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.

Added on 01 September, 2001

Explorer Article By Kathy Shirley

What's (Not) Happening Is Erie

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.

Added on 01 September, 2001

Explorer Business Side of Geology Column By Peter Rose

Prospect Should Be Portfolio Fit

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.

Added on 01 August, 2001

Explorer Emphasis Article By Kathy Shirley

Gas Reserve Numbers Growing

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

Added on 01 August, 2001

Explorer Emphasis Article By Thomas Dolan

Rim: It's Crowded Around Here

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?'

Added on 01 August, 2001

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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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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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Added on 13 April, 2018