Home

DPA-Related Articles

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

This may come as a surprise to a number of industry participants, but Utah is home to the largest oil sand resource in the United States. Largest, as in an estimated 16 billion barrels of bitumen and heavy oil.

Added on 01 June, 2015

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Current Conditions Allow 'A Time to Regroup'

Are current conditions in oil and gas creating a big opportunity for petroleum geologists in the Rocky Mountain region? Some experts say today’s drilling slowdown gives geologists time to catch up on recent advances in science, providing a less hectic opportunity to analyze data, study reservoirs and create improved models.

Added on 01 June, 2015

Explorer Article By Emily Llinás

Opportunities Abound in Mexico

The word “Mexico” brings many images to mind. For some, it’s mariachis and tequila. Others think of good food and beautiful beaches. For many in the petroleum industry, though, the word “Mexico” means newfound opportunity. The Mexican Petroleum Congress, scheduled for June 10-13 in Guadalajara, offers a chance to experience that opportunity.

Added on 01 June, 2015

Explorer Article By Heather Saucier

How the U.S. Became the World's Top Producer

On the heels of an April 23 article in The New York Times headlined, “A New ‘OPEC’ Emerges: The U.S.,” this year’s Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC) will take that topic into the field, tracking the country’s shale boom from its inception to turning the United States into the world’s No. 1 petroleum and natural gas producer in 2014 – overtaking Saudi Arabia and Russia.

Added on 01 June, 2015

Energy Policy Blog By Colleen Newman

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Mulls Energy Supply Legislation

As part of Senator Lisa Murkowski’s (R-AK) efforts to craft comprehensive energy legislation, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee recently held a hearing to discuss 26 bills that would expand energy supplies.

Added on 26 May, 2015

Explorer Policy Watch By Steve Brennan

Congressional Visit Days Bridge Policy and Science

AAPG Congressional Visit Days (CVD) are held annually in the spring in Washington, D.C. – and I was fortunate to participate this past March, adding the perspective of a graduate student to the event.

Added on 01 May, 2015

Explorer Emphasis Article By Heather Saucier

Guzmán: Leading the Way to Success

AAPG Honorary member Alfredo E. Guzmán, this year’s recipient of the Michel T. Halbouty Outstanding Leadership Award, had a small hand in the changes many are calling “Mexico’s Moment.”

Added on 01 May, 2015

Explorer Article By Vern Stefanic

Some Salaries Drop, But Some Hold Steady

The mood is gloomy, but not for everyone, according to the 2015 Salary Survey.

Added on 01 May, 2015

Energy Policy Blog By Edith Allison

Controversy about Proposed Seismic Surveys in the Atlantic OCS

Seismic surveys are common in the Gulf of Mexico and around the globe. However, some elected officials, concerned local citizens and national environmental organizations are voicing their opposition to seismic in the Atlantic outer continental shelf (OCS). This opposition may be based on concern that the sound generated by airguns will disturb marine mammals or that seismic surveys will facilitate oil and gas development that will negatively affect peoples’ livelihood or damage the environment.

Added on 27 April, 2015

Latin America Blog

Program announced! Extending Mature Fields Geosciences Technology Workshop

Join us in Buenos Aires, Argentina 11-12 May for Extending Mature Fields' Life Cycles: The Role of New Technologies and Integrated Strategies, a Geosciences Technology Workshop organized in partnership with the Asociación Argentina de Geólogos y Geofísicos (AAGGP).

Added on 22 April, 2015

Hot Items

wwwUpdate Blog

AAPG 2022 Strategic Planning Survey Summary

Executive summary of the AAPG 2022 Member/Customer Planning Survey

Added on 05 April, 2023

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

wwwUpdate Blog

AAPG 2022 Strategic Planning Survey Results

Results of the 2022 AAPG Member/Customer Planning Survey.

Added on 05 April, 2023

wwwUpdate Blog

Advertise With Us!

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.

Added on 13 April, 2018

About Us

Headquarters Contacts

Susan Nash Director, Innovation and Emerging Science and Technology, breeling 4053147730

Profile

DPA-Related Articles

Hot Items

About Us

Headquarters Contacts

STAY CONNECTED: