Explorer Division Column EMD
By Fran Hein
As North America tries to obtain energy security it will have to rely on more unconventional resources to fulfill its energy needs over the next decades – and balanced with that is the need for stewardship of the environment and the need to develop more sustainable strategies.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 November, 2009
Explorer Article
The Petroleum Technology Transfer Council has been awarded a $4 million grant by the U.S. Department of Energy to provide training opportunities focused for U.S. independent producers.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 November, 2009
Explorer Emphasis Article
By Louise Durham
Iraq ranks right up at the top of hydrocarbon-rich countries worldwide with the potential to overtake any country in production.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 November, 2009
Explorer Emphasis Article
By Barry Friedman
When it comes to geothermal energy, Germany is feeling the heat – literally and figuratively – beneath its feet.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 November, 2009
Explorer Emphasis Article
By Ken Milam
European researchers, inspired by gas shale successes in the United States, have started a database in hopes of finding similar success for their continent.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 November, 2009
Explorer Emphasis Article
By Louise Durham
Sweet smell of success: A run of offshore discoveries have made Brazil the oil industry’s story of the century – and the celebration there may just be starting.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 November, 2009
Explorer Article
By Louise Durham
Shale gas plays can pose a tough problem – but hydraulic fracture stimulation may be the answer.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 November, 2009
Delegates Voice Article
By Kent Bowker
Over the past many years, the AAPG Energy Minerals Division (EMD; http://emd.aapg.org/) has become the center of technical excellence for unconventional and mineral-energy resources. EMD is a Technical Division of AAPG, so it is concerned solely with facilitating the dissemination of technical knowledge related to: 1) commodities/play types under its purview (of which there are ten), and 2) items related to two supporting activities (energy economics and geospatial information).
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 10 October, 2009
Explorer Policy Watch
By David Curtiss
Let’s face it, most geology news in the popular press is event driven. Soaring oil prices was last year’s headline. Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions grabbed media attention this year.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 October, 2009
Explorer Director’s Corner
By Rick Fritz
This year you will have a tremendous opportunity to examine a portion of the treasury of knowledge provided by some of the top geoscientists in the world.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 October, 2009