Home

Economics

07 Sep

Siliciclastic Reservoirs of the Middle East Call for Posters Expires in 96 days

litutmMedium

View All Deadlines ...

Learn! Blog By Susan Nash

U.S. Oil and Gas Plays that Work Now for the Small Independent or Small Consultant Team

Here are areas of often-overlooked opportunities that could be a perfect fit for the small independent or new team of independent geoscientists / engineers / landmen / petroleum accountants. This article, which is excerpted from a larger study, is not intended to be all-inclusive, but is a starting point.

Added on 23 March, 2016

Explorer ProTracks By Jonathan Allen,Meredith Faber,Ryan Lemiski

YPs Urge Unemployed to Persevere

As we’re all aware, the oil and gas industry is currently in the middle of a downturn. This isn’t the first and it won’t be the last.

Added on 01 March, 2016

Explorer Policy Watch By Edith Allison

STEM Education For Tomorrow's Petroleum Workforce

Only a short time ago, many in the oil and gas industry were concerned about the potential shortage of workers needed for a growing industry and a wave of retirements. Obviously, the demand has since dropped. However, we know it will go up again, and when it does, concerns about having technically qualified workers will return.

Added on 01 March, 2016

Explorer President’s Column By John Hogg

The Downturn and Young Professionals

It’s been a tough 18 months if you are in the energy industry. Of the five times I can recall this happening in my career, this downturn has a few extra twists that make this time different.

Added on 01 March, 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

Learn! Blog

Be Bold! Build Your Own Opportunities in the Oil Industry

The oil industry downturn has been, to paraphrase Thomas Hobbes in Leviathan (1651), 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and long.' If you're an oil industry professional, you may be feeling discouraged, even disgusted, and ready to throw in the towel, particularly as some analysts are predicting bargain basement oil until 2018 and the Saudi oil minister has told some countries they'll just have to get out of the business. What's worse, is that you may have been in a very isolated niche specialty, and now you're not sure how to apply your skills to more general (and affordable) opportunities. How do you keep from becoming collateral damage in a vicious economic war? And, perhaps more to the point, how do you use your background and experience to maintain involvement in the industry?

Added on 29 February, 2016

Learn! Blog

Pittsburgh Playmaker Forum

The forum is sponsored by the DPA in conjunction with two local societies, the Pittsburgh Geological Society (PGS) and the Pittsburgh Association of Petroleum Geologists (PAPG). This one-day event will be preceded with a PAPG monthly dinner meeting on the evening of April 12, 2016; providing an opportunity to come to Pittsburgh the day prior to the forum, network with local geoscientists and enjoy an Appalachian Basin technical talk.

Added on 22 February, 2016

Asia Pacific Blog By Low Wan Ching

AAPG Young Professionals Group in Kuala Lumpur welcomes Bob Shoup

An interesting talk by Bob Shoup gathers young working professionals.

Added on 05 February, 2016

Explorer Policy Watch By Edith Allison

OCS Issues Drive Policy Debates

Three outer continental shelf (OCS) oil and gas issues were prominent in 2015 policy debates and will continue in the policy limelight in 2016 as the federal government moves to release final versions of the permits, plans and rules.

Added on 01 February, 2016

Explorer Director’s Corner By David Curtiss

When Will Oil Prices Go Up?

Everywhere I go and in every conversation I have with AAPG members, sooner or later – and it’s usually sooner– I’m asked what I’m hearing about the duration of this low price cycle. We’ve all heard the old saying that prediction is difficult, especially of the future.

Added on 01 February, 2016

Workshop

Paramaribo, Suriname

Wednesday, 17 January – Thursday, 18 January 2024, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Maturing Sustainable Solutions to, Explore, Develop and Produce Oil and Gas Across the Guyana Suriname Basin

Plan now to attend an interactive in-person workshop with industry leaders, government representatives and technical experts working in the Guyana-Suriname Basin.

Added on 02 November, 2022

Economics

Related Interests

See Also ...

STAY CONNECTED: