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Explorer Policy Watch By Edith Allison

Arctic energy is in the news as summer steams into Washington, D.C. Major issues include the midpoint of the two-year U.S. chair of the Arctic Council; public campaigns for and against including the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas in the 2017-22 offshore oil and gas leasing plan; and plans for the United States to build the first heavy icebreaker in 40 years.

Added on 01 August, 2016

Explorer Historical Highlights By Chris Brown,Iain Paterson

Discovery of the Giant Monte Alpi Field

A relatively unknown and highly productive oil province in Europe was discovered by a British national oil company, all because they were told to stay close to home.

Added on 01 August, 2016

Explorer Emphasis Article By Barry Friedman

UTEP Beats Stiff Competition for IBA Win

The University of Texas at El Paso’s Department of Geological Sciences recently won first place in the Imperial Barrel Award competition. This was the school’s ninth year in the competition, and its first win, coming out of the Southwest Section.

Added on 01 August, 2016

Bulletin Article

Basin analysis and sequence stratigraphy of the synrift Tilje Formation (Lower Jurassic), Halten terrace giant oil and gas fields, offshore mid-Norway

This paper presents a detailed tectonostratigraphic model for the Tilje Formation, offshore Norway, at the regional scale of the entire Halten terrace and improves our understanding of large-scale reservoir architecture of the Tilje Formation.

Added on 01 August, 2016

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

A World of Opportunity

Basins around the world hold identified potential for unconventional resource development and a combination of exploration, assessment and evaluation seems certain to uncover other favorable plays.

Added on 01 July, 2016

Explorer Director’s Corner By David Curtiss

Diversify Your Options Through Lateral Thinking

Lateral thinking is something we can all employ, whether freshly minted graduates or seasoned veterans looking for the next career move. In fact, it’s common in our cyclical industry that petroleum geoscientists have to pivot, change and reorient to launch and advance their careers.

Added on 01 May, 2016

Explorer Historical Highlights By Daniel M. Truempy,Monika Gisler

The Rise of the Swiss Mafia

When one of us joined Royal Dutch Shell in 1980, seven out of 27 young professionals in the basic training course were Swiss – a remarkable number of students from a tiny country that does not produce oil or gas. The term “Swiss mafia” was coined by our Dutch colleagues, and it wasn’t meant in a complimentary sense.

Added on 01 April, 2016

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

How To Turn a Dry Hole Into a Success Story

Dry hole. Two of the worst words in offshore exploration. When per-well costs offshore can reach into the hundreds of millions of dollars, no one wants to drill a duster. So are dry holes nothing but failures? “Not if they provide information that sets up the next discovery,” said AAPG member John Snedden.

Added on 01 April, 2016

Bulletin Article

Impacts of hydrothermal dolomitization and thermochemical sulfate reduction on secondary porosity creation in deeply buried carbonates: A case study from the Lower Saxony Basin, northwest Germany

Fluid migration along deep fault zones affected porosity in the Lower Saxony Basin. Hydrothermal origin of ascending fluids rich in iron and CO2 increased porosity along fractures. Carbonate dissolution in the calcitic host rock increased porosity and permeability near the fracture walls.

Added on 01 April, 2016

Explorer Director’s Corner By David Curtiss

Attending ACE Is As Important Now As Ever

Have you made plans to attend ACE this year? AAPG’s 2016 Annual Convention and Exhibition (ACE) is a dedicated opportunity for our members and other professionals to get together.

Added on 01 March, 2016

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