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Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Is the continuing downturn in the geophysical industry affecting worker performance and safety? 'The situation in North America is that we've had seven or eight fatalities since the first of the year. It's the first time in my career that I can remember that kind of thing happening. It's alarming,' said Murray Saxton, corporate HSE officer for CGG Americas Inc. in Houston and chairman of the Health and Safety Committee of the International Association of Geophysical Contractors (IAGC).

Added on 01 August, 2000

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Seismic Waits on 'Trickle Down'

Oil has flirted with 30-plus bucks a barrel, gasoline prices have soared into the stratosphere, one presidential candidate wants to open the long-off-limits Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to E&P while his opposition spouts the time-worn rhetoric about Big Oil gouging the public.

Added on 01 August, 2000

Explorer Wildcat Recollections Column By Marlan Downey,Mike Forrest

'Bright' Investments Paid Off

Area-wide lease sales, inaugurated in 1983, provided the oil industry an opportunity to explore for oil and gas in the deep water Gulf of Mexico, a southern extension of the oil-rich offshore Louisiana shelf province.

Added on 01 July, 2000

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Winners Announced For N.O. Presentations

Various award winners have been announced for technical presentations at the AAPG annual meeting in New Orleans, including recipients of the Matson and Braunstein awards.

Added on 01 July, 2000

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Tomorrow's Teams Need Variety

Stormy times brought out the risk-avoiders in the oil industry -- but now that demand for exploration is growing, will visionaries and visualists have their day in the sun?

Added on 01 July, 2000

Explorer Wildcat Recollections Column By Mike Forrest

'Toast' Was On Breakfast Menu

New computer programs were designed by Shell Oil during that decade to measure seismic amplitude changes and pay thickness, and -- most importantly -- seismic data was being calibrated with petrophysical data.

Added on 01 June, 2000

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Immersive View Went Beyond 3-D On SPR Project

More than 'pretty pictures', immersive visualization is evolving as a powerful tool to educate and inform ordinary citizens as well as professionals about what's beneath the surface.

Added on 01 June, 2000

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Economic Stability Through Energy Security

Testimony Presented by Dr. M. Ray Thomasson, President of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, before the House Committee on Resources April 12, 2000

Added on 01 June, 2000

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House Panel Hears AAPG Story

AAPG's message that the domestic petroleum industry needs action from the government was carried to the Halls of Congress in testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Resources in mid-April.

Added on 01 June, 2000

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USGS Sees 20 Percent Hike

The U.S. Geological Survey's latest assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the world reports an increase in global energy resources, with a 20 percent increase in undiscovered oil and a slight decrease in undiscovered natural gas.

Added on 01 June, 2000

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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

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AAPG 2022 Strategic Planning Survey Results

Results of the 2022 AAPG Member/Customer Planning Survey.

Added on 05 April, 2023

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AAPG 2022 Strategic Planning Survey Summary

Executive summary of the AAPG 2022 Member/Customer Planning Survey

Added on 05 April, 2023

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Added on 13 April, 2018

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