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The best of the best: Petrobras and partners scored big headlines and a potentially exciting future last year with the big discovery at the Tupi Field.

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A year to remember: Here’s a look at the important discoveries that made global “hit” parade in 2007.

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While fighting off critics with his left hand, King Hubbert continued research and writing with his right. The following are sketches of some of his papers before and after the bell ringing (not necessarily in chronological order).

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A curve in the road: Everyone knows about King Hubbert’s controversial “Hubbert’s Curve,” but what do you know about the man?

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Explorer Policy Watch

One of our primary goals at GEO-DC is to help policy makers make better decisions. Fortunately, we are not alone – three studies released this year by prominent and respected sources are providing opportunity to engage policy makers on minerals, coal and petroleum.

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The climate change position statement rewrite process in AAPG brought to light several interesting characteristics of our membership and AAPG as an organization.

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For most, energy economics means the price of oil. Admittedly, its price is enormously important to producers, refiners and consumers.

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Fred F. Meissner is an honored exploration geologist and receives the Sidney Powers Memorial Award. Learn more about his achievements and life work.

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This month’s column discusses next year’s AAPG International Conference and Exhibition in Cape Town, South Africa.

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Fred F. Meissner, an honored college professor who pioneered the concept that methane gas could be extracted from coalbeds, has been named the 2008 recipient of the Sidney Powers Memorial Award. 

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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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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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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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Results of the 2022 AAPG Member/Customer Planning Survey.

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