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Explorer Emphasis Article By Kathy Shirley

The handful of major international oil companies that negotiated concessions with the Angolan government in the early to mid-1990s seem like geniuses today.

Added on 01 August, 2001

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

International Deals a Different World

In the not-too-distant past, independent oil and gas producers who ventured into the international arena to search for hydrocarbons were a rarity. Today? There's nary a raised eyebrow when even the smallest of players announces an overseas project.

Added on 01 August, 2001

Explorer Emphasis Article By Kathy Shirley

Thailand Rewards Ready for Reaping

Development is under way in the Gulf of Thailand on a giant gas field that's a testament to patience, compromise, perseverance and vision; two small countries and one independent oil company are set to reap the rewards of a project that started in the early 1970s.

Added on 01 August, 2001

Explorer Article By Louise Durham

APPEX Provides Efficient Market

The current shortage of drilling rigs, skilled personnel and drilling prospects serves to focus the spotlight once again on the cyclicity of the E&P business. As usual, however, the oil finders are devising creative solutions to their problems, particularly when it comes to buying and selling high quality drilling prospects.

Added on 01 August, 2001

Explorer Business Side of Geology Column By Gary P. Citron

It's What You INspect, Not EXpect

Many companies now recognize the need for a consistent, systematic process for evaluating all their E&P opportunities.

Added on 01 July, 2001

Explorer Article By Kathy Shirley

Pickens Jumps Into Water Market

Today, Boone Pickens is dealing with water.

Added on 01 July, 2001

Explorer Article

East Gulf Potential Attractive

Few wells have been drilled in the proposed OCS Lease Sale 181 area in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Still, the largely unexplored area is projected to harbor some significant hydrocarbon reserves, with a possible development potential of several Tcf of natural gas and a billion or so barrels of oil.

Added on 01 July, 2001

Explorer Article By Louise Durham

Florida's 'Back Yard' on Front Burner

The proposed Lease Sale 181 in the eastern Gulf of Mexico -- the area's first since 1988 -- is facing a big political showdown that goes all the way to the Oval Office.

Added on 01 July, 2001

Explorer Article By David Brown

Industry R&D in a Depression

Scott W. Tinker could be the industry's leading forward-thinker on oil and gas research.

Added on 01 July, 2001

Explorer Article By Larry Nation

AAPG Takes Witness Stand Again

For the third time in two months, AAPG representatives testified before a U.S. congressional committee, this time focusing on access to Outer Continental Shelf areas.

Added on 01 July, 2001

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AAPG 2022 Strategic Planning Survey Results

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Added on 05 April, 2023

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Added on 13 April, 2018

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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