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Clearly, computers have become indispensable tools for petroleum geologists -- every office and cubicle at virtually any oil company is crammed full of the latest computer equipment.

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New sources of digital aerial photographs, satellite imagery and the introduction of versatile imaging software for personal computers will make desktop data display even more available and affordable.

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The answer to the March Ethics question is complicated, and not a simple yes or no.

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The AAPG Executive Committee has voted to endorse the methodology being used by the U.S. Geological Survey in its comprehensive assessment of worldwide energy resources project.

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Prices go up, prices go down. The key point is that they do go up.

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All of us work to bring about the consequences we intend. So why does it seem so often that we live in a world of unintended consequences?

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The February ethics question asked what constitutes 'fair' working relationships between employees and their companies -- especially in the area of obligation to employees.

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Jane Woodward was impacted by the contraction in the oil industry in the mid-1980s, but for her the impact was actually positive.

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January's hypothetical ethics question -- dealing with geologists' ethical use of their own expertise -- drew responses that were both academic and practical.

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A lot of brainpower that yesterday was dedicated to solving the world's energy problems is today unemployed.

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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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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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Results of the 2022 AAPG Member/Customer Planning Survey.

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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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