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Explorer Article By David Brown

Some people who believe in Peak Oil look very worried. They say that society, governments, nations have to act today to avoid an economic disaster in the future. But they have a problem. How do you sound an alarm without sounding alarming?

Added on 01 July, 2006

Explorer Regions and Sections By John Brooks and Debbi Boonstra

European Region

Officials are calling the first-ever AAPG European Region conference to be held in Mallorca, Spain, a “great success.” The conference, “Architecture of Carbonate Systems Through Time,” was held in late April and attracted over 130 attendees from 31 countries -- and over half of those attending were members of AAPG.

Added on 01 June, 2006

Explorer Division Column DEG By Steven P. Tischer

CO2 at the Center of DEG Projects

A joint effort by the Energy Minerals Division and the Division of Environmental Geosciences has been undertaken to compile peer-reviewed contributions of research and applications of geological sequestration of CO₂ being performed in the petroleum, energy minerals, and environmental fields into an AAPG special publication.

Added on 01 June, 2006

Explorer Article By Susan Eaton

Create World Not Enslaved to Oil Price

Energy efficiency expert Amory Lovins believes the United States can reduce, even eliminate, its escalating consumption of oil.

Added on 01 June, 2006

Explorer Article By Susan Eaton

Lower Consumption Prescribed

Amory Lovins wears many hats -- theoretical physicist, adviser to the U.S. auto industry and to the Pentagon. But during the luncheon address to the Division of Environmental Geosciences at the recent AAPG Annual Convention in Houston, Lovins added a new hat to his collection -- that of “wildcatter.”

Added on 01 June, 2006

Explorer Article By Peter Rose

World Oil Demand Compared to World Productive Capacity

The theme of AAPG’s 89th Annual Meeting is “Perfecting the Search, Delivering on Our Promises.” In introducing this theme, I would first like to set the scene for the next generation’s energy future.

Added on 01 June, 2006

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

'Unconventional' Becoming Usual

An oil executive talking in the heart of the Gulf Coast pointed to an unexpected locale in forecasting the “it” place for future gas production. His pick to be the soon-to-be-crowned king of natural gas: the Rocky Mountains.

Added on 01 June, 2006

Explorer Emphasis Article By Diane Freeman

Right Market? Right Price?

The Rocky Mountain region is poised to become the center of U.S. onshore gas production. The reserves are there, Rutt Bridges told a gathering in Denver earlier this year, but the big question hovers: Is the price right?

Added on 01 June, 2006

Explorer Emphasis Article By Diane Freeman

Pinedale: Tight Gas, Tight Rules

Environmental concerns are a major factor in all U.S. exploration, but it is especially true in the West. That includes Wyoming’s Pinedale Field, a tight gas sand giant in the northwest part of the Greater Green River Basin.

Added on 01 June, 2006

Explorer Geophysical Corner By Tom McGee and Bob A. Hardage

Hydrate System to be Monitored

A project to design, construct and deploy a seafloor monitoring station across a deepwater hydrate mound in Mississippi Canyon Block 118 (MC 118) has been initiated by the Gulf of Mexico Hydrates Research Consortium, which comprises 15 universities, five federal agencies and several private corporations.

Added on 01 May, 2006

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AAPG 2022 Strategic Planning Survey Summary

Executive summary of the AAPG 2022 Member/Customer Planning Survey

Added on 05 April, 2023

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AAPG 2022 Strategic Planning Survey Results

Results of the 2022 AAPG Member/Customer Planning Survey.

Added on 05 April, 2023

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Hackbarth Assumes Presidency of AAPG

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.

Added on 30 June, 2023

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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.

Added on 13 April, 2018

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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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