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Explorer Article By David Brown

Capital Expenditures: Now, Then, and the Century Ahead

The Next 100 Years: Oil and gas E&P will always require an enormous amount of capital expenditure, but two big shifts will are coming that will affect investment patterns in a big way.

Added on 01 May, 2017

Latin America Blog By Emily Llinás

Interested in finding solid science and effective strategies to survive and thrive in the current industry downturn? Join geologists, geophysicists, engineers, managers and business development professionals interested in learning how to leverage innovation and maximize resources during challenging economic times.

Added on 26 April, 2017

Explorer ProTracks By Meriem Grifi

Canada Region YPs Continue Momentum

The Canada Region young professionals (YPs) had a great finish to 2016, including welcoming some new members to the organizing committee.

Added on 01 April, 2017

Explorer Regions and Sections By Peter Grant

Myanmar Conference Highlights SE Asia Hotspot

Based on the success of the previous conferences and the fact that Myanmar is the current focal point for exploration in Southeast Asia, another successful event was held in the former capital city of Yangon in February: the third annual Myanmar Oil and Gas Conference.

Added on 01 April, 2017

Explorer Policy Watch By David Curtiss

Geopolicy Working Group Educates Policymakers for 2017 Budget

AAPG has joined with other associations to form the Geopolicy Working Group to create “Geoscience Policy Recommendations for the New Administration and the 115th Congress.”

Added on 01 April, 2017

Explorer Division Column DPA By Chandler T. Wilhelm

Transitions: Preparing for the Next Business Cycle, Crew Change

For the first time since the oil price collapse in November of 2014 and the difficult restructuring of our industry that followed, there are some signs of life returning to the oil patch.

Added on 01 April, 2017

Explorer Director’s Corner By David Curtiss

Nothing New Under the Sun, Or in the Oil Patch

Oil prices go up. Oil prices go down. This should perhaps be added to the list of sure things in life, alongside death and taxes.

Added on 01 April, 2017

Explorer President’s Column By Paul Britt

A Year in the Life of the AAPG President

“It is not the strongest that survives, nor the most intelligent. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.” This quote has been on my mind this year because being president of AAPG has been an exercise in adapting to change.

Added on 01 April, 2017

Explorer Article By Susan Nash

Mid-Continent Playmakers Forum in OKC in May

Geologists, engineers, geophysicists and entrepreneurs are invited to the Mid-Continent Playmakers Forum on May 11 in Oklahoma City at the headquarters of the Oklahoma Geological Society.

Added on 01 April, 2017

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

The Oil Industry's Big Hurdle for Big Data

The Next 100 Years: Data management is a crucial component of oil exploration. What does the century ahead look like for Big Data in the oil field?

Added on 01 April, 2017

Field Seminar

Houston, Texas

Saturday, 1 February 2025, 8:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Buffalo Bayou K-12 Educators Hurricane Hike

Everyone in Houston lives within a few miles of a bayou. Some people think of them as permanent, but the bayous are constantly changing, especially during high water events like Hurricane Harvey. This trip is a 2.5 mile walk down a section of Buffalo Bayou where we will look at the archives of past storms and discuss what to do for future storms.

Added on 05 December, 2023

DL Abstract By Sherilyn Williams-Stroud

Atmospheric and Social Climate Change: Implications for the Future Geoscience Workforce

Climate change is not only happening in the atmosphere but also in the anthroposphere; in some ways the former could drive or exacerbate the latter, with extreme weather excursions and extreme excursions from societal norms occurring all over the earth. Accomplishing geoscience for a common goal – whether that is for successful business activities, resource assessment for public planning, mitigating the impacts of geological hazards, or for the sheer love of furthering knowledge and understanding – can and should be done by a workforce that is equitably developed and supported. Difficulty arises when the value of institutional programs to increase equity and diversity is not realized.

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Added on 14 September, 2023

DL Abstract By Fernanda Raggio

Shaping New Leadership in an Evolving Energy Business

The Energy sector is a changing business environment. Throughout the 20th century fluctuations of oil supply and demand produced changes in the barrel price that pushed the growth or shrinkage of the industry. In this 21st century, new challenges such as diversification of the energy mix, boosting gas demand, require the exploration of critical minerals and development of new technologies as well.

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Added on 19 August, 2024

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