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Mountains of oil and gas data production data are available, but many in the industry distrust and disregard it because of imperfect information and poorly regulated reporting standards. Despite these misgivings, Sean Clifford, an operations support reservoir engineer at Apache Corp., says public data can become a valuable tool.

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Latin America Blog

Join geoscientists, engineers and technology experts as they share strategies and solutions for operating efficiently and effectively during challenging economic times.

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Explorer Director’s Corner

Earlier last month I opened the 2015 biography of Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance and spent the weekend learning about this visionary and controversial polymath and entrepreneur.

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Explorer President’s Column

Helping all our members add to the global energy supply is AAPG’s prime goal and will be for a very long time. Research shows that we have underestimated petroleum systems. Combine that with our ever-improving ability to extract energy sources from nano-scale spaces, and we have an energy revolution.

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The AAPG Foundation recently announced the awarding of more than $100,000 to undergraduate students, geoscience student-led groups and seven military veterans, all part of its initiative of supporting geoscience education.

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Explorer Article

Acting with a goal of “geopolitical security,” U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke has begun a heavy push to open Alaska’s oil-rich, yet off-limits, federally-owned areas after decades of legislation and land management policies have kept some of them essentially out of reach.

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Projections of Peak Demand timing range from “sometime in the next decade” to “never.” The oil industry is following the issue closely because of the whispered possibility of “oil left in the ground.”

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Explorer Division Column DPA

What will have a significant impact on the Division of Professional Affairs and advance the continuing health of the organization?

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Explorer President’s Column

Petroleum is our lifeblood. Where oil and gas flow, so do the fortunes of our Members. Our industry and way of life depend on hydrocarbons. We must lead the way to find and produce energy.

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Explorer Article

The AAPG Foundation recently announced the awarding of more than $100,000 to undergraduate students, geoscience student-led groups and seven military veterans, all part of its initiative of supporting geoscience education.

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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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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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