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Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Data Boom Boosts Stratigraphy Understanding

“Sweet” smell of success: The Gulf Coast region’s Upper Jurassic Haynesville play continues to be a spotlight-grabbing event.

Added on 01 September, 2010

Explorer Article By Louise Durham

Shales – Similar, Yet So Different

Going global: Not all shale gas basins are created equal – but countries all over the world are intrigued by the possibilities.

Added on 01 September, 2010

Explorer Article By Louise Durham

Marcellus Owes Its 'Beauty' to Algal Blooms

Accent on the algae? One geologist says the superior rock properties of the Marcellus Shale may be due to the significant role that algal blooms played in its development.

Added on 01 September, 2010

Explorer Policy Watch By David Curtiss

Some Summer (or Winter) Reading Ideas

John Hofmeister is well known to many in the oil and gas industry as former head of Shell’s U.S. operations. Trained as a political scientist and then working at General Electric, Nortel and AlliedSignal before coming to Shell, his background is one of planning, preparation and pragmatism.

Added on 01 August, 2010

Explorer Division Column EMD By Jeremy Boak

Oil Shales Making Cautious Progress

Despite discouraging economic conditions over the last two years, development of the world’s vast resources of oil shale continues to make progress.

Added on 01 August, 2010

Explorer President’s Column By David Rensink

Responding in Critical Times

This is a crucial month for the Gulf of Mexico in specific and the oil industry in general. This is the month BP expects to have a relief well in a position to stop the flow of oil from its deepwater well in Mississippi Canyon Block 252.

Added on 01 August, 2010

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

U.S. Shale Expertise Now Being Exported

Deeper targets, higher excitement: Industry enthusiasm for shale gas (and oil) plays just keeps escalating – and the interest is going global.

Added on 01 August, 2010

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Deepwater Exploration Still Beckons

Wet and wild: The world’s increasing demand for hydrocarbons is a good sign that deepwater exploration will remain a key source of new global reserves.

Added on 01 August, 2010

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Canada a Showcase of 'Resourcefulness'

Canadians have an appropriately descriptive word to describe both themselves and their country’s energy scene: Resourcefulness.

Added on 01 August, 2010

Explorer Article By Susan Eaton

Frederick Brook Shale Spurs Canadian Exploration

Game changer? Horizontal drilling affirms more than a decade of E&P efforts in Canada’s Maritime provinces – the Frederick Brook Shale emerges as a potentially prolific play.

Added on 01 August, 2010

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Executive summary of the AAPG 2022 Member/Customer Planning Survey

Added on 05 April, 2023

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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