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Timothy R. Carr, of Morgantown, W.Va., won the A.I. Levorsen Memorial Award for presenting the best paper at the Mid-Continent Section’s annual meeting.
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Three candidates for AAPG president-elect will be on the ballot as a petition candidate successfully entered the slate for the fifth time in AAPG’s 90-year history.
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AAPG and the Petroleum Technology Transfer Council have announced that AAPG has assumed management of PTTC activities, effective in early October.
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AAPG is about to publish a historic and significant book – historic because of its concept and significant because of its content. But first another subject is being discussed.

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In 2006, Qatar’s oil minister said about oil prices, “If you can stop the politicians from making negative statements, I am sure you will see almost fifteen dollars disappear from the price.” And that was when oil was about $58 a barrel.

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This article introduces M.King Hubbert to a new generation of geologist. Learn about the "Hubbert Curve" and his remarkable life.  It's the first of a two-part series.
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Emphasis: Downhole Geology

 

Virtual source technology in the oil and gas industry may be best described as über high-tech.

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Researchers have studied the possibilities of practical nano-scale science for 25 years, with special emphasis on the properties of materials at that scale. Today, nanotech involves many disciplines, including (but not limited to): Chemical engineering, Materials science, Applied physics, Electrical engineering, and Mechanical engineering.
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Think of the world’s smallest diamonds. Now divide that by about a billion, because we aren’t talking an engagement ring here. These are diamondoids, the smallest possible diamond crystals.
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New officers for the AAPG Foundation Trustee Associates were elected at the September 2007 meeting and several generous gifts are acknowledged at the end of this year.
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Greetings from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where I’m attending the International Petroleum Technology Conference operated by SPE with AAPG, EAGE and SEG as partners. I ’ll report on this meeting and my November travels to London, Athens and Ankara in my February 2008 column.
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Communication and opportunity go hand-in-hand with strategic planning. At AAPG, the leadership and staff are constantly looking for opportunities to serve our members. Part of this is expanding our ability to communicate and understand members’ needs.
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The climate change position statement rewrite process in AAPG brought to light several interesting characteristics of our membership and AAPG as an organization.
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One of our primary goals at GEO-DC is to help policy makers make better decisions. Fortunately, we are not alone – three studies released this year by prominent and respected sources are providing opportunity to engage policy makers on minerals, coal and petroleum.
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This month we illustrate the application of these attributes for mapping channels, levees and other stratigraphic features – particularly in older rocks that have undergone differential compaction.
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Preparations for the seventh annual AAPG Prospect and Property Expo in London – APPEX London – are well under way, and this growing event promises to be a new milestone in developing global deal-making under one roof.
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