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Latin America Blog By Emily Llinás

Abstract Deadline extended for GTW Peru 2015: Increasing the Recovery Factor in Mature Oil and Gas Fields

Share your knowledge and learn from others at this multidisciplinary workshop to be held in Lima, Peru on 15-16 October 2015. Presentation proposals are due 30 August 2015.

Added on 18 August, 2015

Energy Policy Blog By Edith Allison

Natural Gas is Helping Build the U.S. Renewable Energy Portfolio

Wind power generation is growing rapidly. However, new installations have lagged since the initial expiration of the production tax credit in 2012 and the revised expiration in 2014. The EPA Clean Power Plan (CPP) will boost wind energy. Growing wind generation requires more than installing a wind turbine; it also requires building new transmissions lines to move power from rural generating areas to population centers that need the power. Wind energy also requires that system operators have sufficient reserve generating capacity, usually from hydro or natural gas, for use when the wind is not blowing—luckily, natural gas generation has grown 27 percent in the past six years.

Added on 17 August, 2015

Europe Blog

2015 APPEX - Potential and Pitfalls of North Africa after Arab Spring

Meet Nicholas Wade from Menas as he lectures, 'The Potential and Pitfalls of North Africa after Arab Spring', at the 2015 APPEX Regional Conference in November at Nice, France. Learn more how the series of revolutions began a process of change.

Added on 16 August, 2015

Europe Blog

2015 APPEX - Market Update (Africa – Atlantic) 'Where are the Deals Being Done and Not Done?'

Meet Joe Staffurth from Exxon as he lectures, 'Farmout Market Update (Africa – Atlantic) “Where are the deals being done and not done?', during Session 1 at the 2015 APPEX Regional Conference in November at Nice, France. This talk reviews the current state of the oil and gas exploration.

Added on 13 August, 2015

Europe Blog

2015 APPEX - Falkland Islands: Summary of Past Exploration, Current Activities & Future Potential

Dave McCarthy will present the paper 'Falkland Islands: Summary of past exploration, current activities & future potential' during Session 3 at the 2015 APPEX Regional Conference in Nice, France.

Added on 10 August, 2015

Europe Blog

2015 APPEX - Hot Spots in North West Europe

Join Bruce Walker during Session 3 at the 2015 APPEX Regional Conference in Nice, France as he speaks about 'Exploration Hot Spots in North West Europe'. This presentation will review the key frontier plays that remain in Northwest Europe and look at the companies which are positioning themselves to explore these regions.

Added on 07 August, 2015

DPA Blog

IPEC is an environmental conference worth looking at

The DPA is endorsing the International Petroleum Environmental Conference to beheld November 17-19 in Denver, Colo. The focus of the conference is solutions to environmental problems of a technical, legal and regulatory nature, which benefits the industry as a whole.

Added on 06 August, 2015

Energy Policy Blog

House Natural Resources Subcommittee Urges BOEM to Expedite Approval of G&G Permits for Updated Seismic Studies in the Atlantic

Prior to the August recess, the House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to discuss the status of applications for geological and geophysical (G&G) permits to perform updated seismic surveys in the Atlantic. The purpose of the hearing was to put pressure on the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to move the process forward in order to provide critical information for its 2017-2022 outer continental shelf (OCS) plan.

Added on 06 August, 2015

Europe Blog

APPEX Regional Speaker to Review the Potential of the Deepwater Transform Margin

Nearing the end of the presentations during Session 4, Stuart Lake will present a paper focusing on exploration along the transform margin and some of the possible conclusions the play mapping, common risk segment maps and dry hole analysis have revealed. You can hear this talk at the APPEX Regional 2015 in Nice, France on 6 November.

Added on 04 August, 2015

Europe Blog

Africa Update at APPEX Regional 2015 - Nice

The late-morning session 'Summary of Regional Deal Flow' will include a deal update for Africa by Toyin Akinosho, Africa Oil & Gas Report,

Added on 01 August, 2015

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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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Added on 13 April, 2018