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Willard R. “Will” Green, an independent geologist and head of Green Energy Resources in Midland, Texas, on July 1 assumed the presidency of AAPG.
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The Executive Committee is considering member comments on the new AAPG Position Statement on Global Climate Change that has been proposed to replace the present statement.
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Many experts believe that many opportunities are present for those explorers who are ready to go hunting for the big targets that spell success -- but even if you're ready, getting started isn't an easy task.
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They say when one door closes, another door opens. Four experienced managers at Burlington Resources didn’t hesitate when ConocoPhillips acquired their company in March 2006.
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It’s not a “little fish” kind of exploration start-up. Cobalt International Energy LP of Houston plans to go after some of the biggest fish in the world, in some of the deepest waters explored.
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With so much money pouring into upstream oil and gas, start-up companies have discovered the practice of investor shopping.
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Utah is a happening place, where the industry action just keeps escalating.
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Given the ongoing debate about the causes of global warming, there’s at least one generally accepted fact: “Greenhouse” gases present in the atmosphere prevent heat from escaping into space.
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Groups both pro and con battle passionately over offshore drilling in many regions of the United States -- and they battle so intensely that perhaps everyone is overlooking an obvious solution.
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You may not recognize his face, but Johnson in many ways provides “the face” of AAPG, because for the past 22 years he has been AAPG’s graphic designer.
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Basin modeling traditionally has been used in oil and gas exploration to estimate source rock maturity and to determine charge -- but in recent years, the range of basin modeling applications has expanded.
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“Faces of Earth,” a much-anticipated, high-definition television series produced by the American Geological Institute with support from the AAPG Foundation, makes its debut this month on the Science Channel.
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Standing Columns

We began a new fiscal year on July 1 and have new leaders throughout the organization ready and willing to serve as volunteers. Thanks to all of you. You are the lifeblood of our organization.
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Once more we are at the start of a new fiscal year for AAPG -- and once again it arrives after an extremely busy year for AAPG.
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When AAPG was formed in 1917 the founders included a Code of Ethics at the head of the Constitution (Article IV). In 1965, the Association formed a Division of Professional Affairs to uphold that code and to promote professional development by launching a program to certify petroleum geologists.

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Numerous oil and gas accumulations are beneath rock layers that effectively hide a reservoir by causing downgoing seismic raypaths to bend away from the geology that confines the hydrocarbons.

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This year’s successful Congressional Visits Day (CVD) drew double the number of AAPG participants over 2006, representing twice as many states as well.

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The official technical program and registration announcement has been mailed and registration is now available for Athens 2007 -- a conference that promises to be a significant meeting for both the profession and the science of geology.

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The number of AAPG Foundation Digital Products University Subscriptions has risen again thanks to three gifts – one from a Foundation Trustee, one from a new member of the Trustee Associates and one from a group that wants to honor their alma mater:

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