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Speakers are now picked and preparing for this year's AAPG Distinguished Lecture slate of talks, both in the United States and around the world.

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The challenge of exploration isn't always about understanding what's in the ground. Sometimes, the challenge is getting enough funding to get to the ground.

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They see a good thing going: Louisiana officials are making an all-out effort to encourage increased oil industry activity in their state.

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A new study of sunken vessels in the Gulf of Mexico has ramifications for the oil industry — and it asks the question, can man-made reefs be beneficial in the deep water, too?

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The vision of AAPG's Energy Minerals Division (EMD) is to be the primary professional community for geoscientists working with natural energy resources other than conventional oil and gas, and for professional development, information and networking.

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Consider this scenario: It is the mid-21st century. All continental U.S. cities, towns and hamlets are now connected to one another by a continent-wide system of water pipelines.

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A Position Paper that takes to task a Wilderness Society report on recoverable resources in the Western United States has been approved by the AAPG Executive Committee.

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The upcoming APPEX event in Houston is set to draw numerous repeat customers beckoned by the show's theme to 'Discover More in 2004.'

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A new century has brought new challenges to the Circum Pacific Council for Energy and Mineral Resources, which is taking steps to expand and enhance its role in the region's energy future.

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Explorer Division Column DPA

Ethics, Policy, Certification DPA Dealing with Practical Issues

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Explorer Director’s Corner

Perhaps you did a double take pulling the April issue of EXPLORER from the mailbox. What is this? If you joined AAPG in the last 40 years, you’ve only known EXPLORER in its long-standing tabloid format. It worked well for many years as our advertisers – particularly seismic companies – loved the large format and the ability to display their data on a sweeping canvas. For readers, it was a little more awkward.

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Nihal Darraj, carbon capture and storage researcher at Imperial College, London shares barriers to CCUS commercialization, including costs, technology, permitting and more. 

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The Paris Basin offers times of both discoveries and failures, from its first well drilled near Normandy in the 1920s to today. 

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Carbon capture and sequestration reduces emissions, but it cannot work past cost barriers without the revenue opportunities provided by utilization and storage. 

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