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Explorer Article By Michael Gardosh

The Israeli Gas Revolution and the Emergence of the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Province

An old joke used to be told in Israel: Why did Moses so unwittingly lead the Jewish people to the land of milk and honey and not to one of its petroleum-rich neighbors? Not anymore. In the last decade, giant gas fields have been discovered in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea offshore Israel, and offshore gas is rapidly becoming the main source of energy for power generation.

Added on 01 December, 2018

Learn! Blog By Susan Nash

Interview with Sarawute Chantraprasert, on the Geology of Thailand and Thailand's Karst Systems

The recent dramatic rescue of 11 young soccer players and their coach from a cave in Thailand was very moving, and it made one aware of just how complex the karst systems are. Welcome to an interview with Sarawute Chantraprasert, a geologist and AAPG member, who coincidentally has conducted field work and worked in Chiang Mai, the very same region where the rescue took place.

Added on 06 November, 2018

Explorer President’s Column By Denise Cox

Energy Transitions and Conference Transitions

“When you think about the future of energy in the year 2025, seven years from now, I see ______?” This was one of the digital interactive questions asked at the Energy Transitions Forum in Amsterdam last month. The answers from a room of energy professionals were telling: diversity, renewables, energy, change, hybrid, oil, gas. The Forum addressed how companies and geoscientists can broaden their roles for energy transitions that can include a lower-carbon future.

Added on 01 October, 2018

Explorer Historical Highlights By Juan Francisco Armino

Exploration Lessons from the Land of 'Magic Realism'

Imagination, an integrative approach to old-fashioned geology, plus advanced technologies played a leading role in the 2010-13 discovery of the Guama Field in the Plato Region of the Lower Magdalena Basin of Colombia.

Added on 01 May, 2018

Explorer President’s Column By Charles Sternbach

Staying in Zone: Geoscience Matters

CERA was a diverse and dynamic week. A record-breaking 4,500 CEO’s, leaders, energy ministers and global representatives from more than 70 countries attended the March 4-9 event to ponder the future of the industry. And this year, AAPG got to play an important role in this conversation.

Added on 01 April, 2018

Middle East Blog By Cora Navarro

AAPG 'Carbonate Reservoirs of the Middle East & Their Future Challenges' - Workshop Review

The second edition of the AAPG 'Carbonate Reservoirs of the Middle East & Their Future Challenges” GTW took place on 30 January – 1 February 2018 at the Crowne Plaza Yas Island Hotel, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. We received 155 attendees from 32 different companies and 14 different countries. This two-day workshop consisted of technical presentations, core display and poster presentations, followed by a third day offering two optional field trips.

Added on 05 February, 2018

Explorer Emphasis Article By Nicola Scarselli,Nuno Pimental,Rui Pena Dos Reis,Susie Daniels

ICE Field Trips Provide Rare Opportunity

With ICE in one of the most iconic European capitals, the organization committee wanted to shape an ambitious field trip program that would look beyond the British Isles. Against all odds dictated by the unfavorable state of the industry, three field trips accompanied from start to end the success of ICE in London.

Added on 01 February, 2018

Middle East Blog By Anastasia Kuzmenko

Register Today - don't miss out on this exciting three-day GTW, which will feature a a full day field trip to either Jebal Hafit or the Sabkha Environment, Abu Dhabi on the third day.

Added on 17 June, 2017

Middle East Blog By Anastasia Kuzmenko

Save the Dates for Upcoming Workshop in January

Mark your calendars! Don't miss out on this exciting GTW, which builds on the success of the first Carbonate Reservoirs of the Middle East GTW held in Abu Dhabi, UAE in 2015..

Added on 03 April, 2017

Middle East Blog By Anastasia Kuzmenko

GEO 2018: Call for Abstracts Now Open

The GEO 2018 committee welcomes your abstracts for oral and poster presentations at the 13th Middle Geosciences Conference and Exhibition (GEO 2018) which will take place from 5 — 8 March in Bahrain. Submit today and join the largest gathering of geoscience professionals in the Middle East.

Added on 16 March, 2017

Field Seminar

Palermo, Italy

Thursday, 25 April 2024, 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.

The Messinian Salinity Crisis and the Zanclean Reflooding

This one-day field trip will provide an introduction to a Miocene-Pliocene succession of southern Sicily, which includes outcrops of the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC), as well as the Messinian-Zanclean GSSP (Global Boundary Stratotype Sections and Point) and Zanclean stratotype. The MSC sedimentary record consists of an evaporitic-carbonate unit at the base (the Basal Limestone), overlain the Lower Gypsum unit, in turn overlain by the Upper Gypsum unit, and sealed by transgressive chalk deposits of the Trubi Fm. The Lower Gypsum unit (massive gypsum with cm-sized selenite crystals) will be visited along the beach of Siculiana Marina (about 15 km NW of Agrigento). Next, we will visit near Capo Rossello (about 10 km NW of Agrigento) an outcrop of the Upper Gypsum unit consisting of clay-gypsum cycles and overlain by the Trubi Fm. The latter, at Scala dei Turchi beach, consists of chalk deposits arranged in a spectacular thick succession (~120 m thick) interpreted as astronomically-controlled depositional cycles. The uppermost interval of the MSC sedimentary record, including the Messinian-Zanclean GSSP, will be observed along the beach of Eraclea Minoa located about 20 km NW of Capo Rossello. Pricing Fee: €50 Attendee Limit: Min 15 - Max 50 People Registration Deadline: 11 April 2024 Field Trip Rendezvous Point Hotel nH Palermo Field Trip Leaders Antonio Caruso University of Palermo Attilio Sulli University of Palermo

Added on 22 February, 2024

Field Seminar

Palermo, Italy

Sunday, 21 April 2024, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Mesozoic Carbonates of the Sciacca Geothermal Field

This one-day field trip will focus on Mesozoic (Jurassic to Cretaceous) carbonates outcropping in the fold and thrust belt of western Sicily and equivalent to the aquifer complex of the Sciacca Geothermal Field located in the southwestern part of the island. Participants will have the opportunity to visit in the first stop a spectacular “drowned” carbonate-platform succession at Mt. Maranfusa located in an inactive quarry about 50 km SW of Palermo. The succession consists of Lower Jurassic peritidal cycles overlain by Middle Jurassic to Cretaceous pelagic limestone (e.g. ammonitic limestone, “chalk”) and marked by an unconformity with locally hardground. Syn-depositional Mesozoic tectonic is characterized by neptunian dykes and normal faults, whereas reverse faults, strike-slip faults, and joints are related to subsequent Cenozoic deformation. In the second stop, at Mt. San Calogero, adjacent to the picturesque coastal town of Sciacca (about 100 km south of Palermo), we will visit the surface expression of an extensive karst system linked to uprising geothermal fluids. Furthermore, we will discuss main characteristics of the Sciacca Geothermal Field and its connection to deep mantle-derived fluids. Outcrop data will be integrated with both 2D seismic lines and exploration well logs showing the stratigraphy and structure of the deep aquifer. Given the presence of faults and joints in the outcrops, this field trip can provide the participants with valuable insights into naturally fractured reservoirs at the sub-seismic scale. Pricing Fee: €50 Attendee Limit: Min15 - Max 45 People Registration Deadline: 11 April 2024 Field Trip Leaders Gianni Mallarino MOL Group Attilio Sulli University of Palermo

Added on 22 February, 2024

Workshop

Palermo, Italy

Monday, 22 April – Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Cross Regional Carbonates and Mixed Carbonate Systems Symposium

This Symposium marks a collaborative event that brings together AAPG Europe and AAPG Middle East, with a central focus on carbonates and mixed carbonate systems worldwide, while highlighting their significance within these two regions. The primary objectives are an overview of controls that govern the evolution of these systems in time and space and the characterization and prediction of their properties across scales.

Added on 05 October, 2023

Webinar By Gil Machado

Virtual Webinar

Wednesday, 10 June 2020, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Reducing Uncertainty and Increasing Chances of Success Using Biostratigraphy

Gil Machado is a Petroleum Exploration Geologist with a Ph.D in stratigraphy and source rock characterization. Gil's presentation 'Reducing Uncertainty and Increasing Chances of Success Using Biostratigraphy', will explore the role of biostratigraphy in the exploration workflow. Several success cases from around the World will be detailed, showing the uses of this discipline for sedimentation age determination, paleoenvironmental interpretation and source rock characterization. Join Gil Machado via Zoom on June 10 at 12:00 GMT+1

Added on 01 June, 2020

Webinar

Virtual Webinar

Wednesday, 29 November 2023, 9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.

Applied Biostratigraphy: An Introduction to the Ecology and Application of the Major Fossil Groups Used in the Petroleum Industry

Join us for November’s AAPG Women's Network 2023 Short-Short Course Series on Wednesday, November 29th from 9-11 am (CT) with Dr. Alicia Kahn to discuss biostratigraphy and micropaleontology, largely as it pertains to oil and gas exploration.

Added on 15 November, 2023

Webinar By Stephen Ehrenberg

Virtual Webinar

Monday, 19 October 2020, 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.

The Etiology of Carbonate Porosity

In this webinar, Stephen Ehrenberg will present a review of the various processes that interact to determine the wide variations in porosity found in carbonate strata containing petroleum reserves. Presentation is via Zoom on Monday 19 October at 12:00 London time.

Added on 02 October, 2020

Webinar By Juan Pablo Lovecchio

Virtual Webinar

Tuesday, 30 June 2020, 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Rifting: How Breaking Continents Can Create Exploration Opportunities - Spanish Talk

El geocientífico visitante Juan Pablo Lovecchio revisa aspectos generales de la ruptura, grietas y formación pasiva de márgenes y evolución a través del tiempo, así como elementos del desarrollo del sistema petrolero.

Added on 30 June, 2020

Online e-Symposium

Thursday, 17 February 2011, 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.

Siliclastic Sequence Stratigraphy: Application to Exploration and Production

This presentation is designed for exploration/production geologists and geological managers or reservoir engineers.

Added on 02 December, 2013

Online e-Symposium

Thursday, 19 March 2015, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

New Insights into the Stratigraphic Framework and Depositional History of the Paleocene and Eocene Chicontepec Formation, Onshore Eastern Mexico

A detailed biostratigraphic analysis and stratigraphic framework of the Paleocene and Eocene Chicontepec Formation in the Tampico-Misantla basin, onshore eastern Mexico, was conducted using 33 wells.

Added on 24 February, 2015

Online e-Symposium

Thursday, 8 December 2011, 12:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m.

Connectivity in Fluvial Systems

This e-symposium focuses on methods for predicting connectivity within clastic fluvial systems.

Added on 11 December, 2013

Online e-Symposium

Thursday, 24 October 2013, 12:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m.

Geomechanical Data from Petrophysical Logs

This e-symposium will be introducing signal processing techniques as a means to maximize extracting geomechanical data from petrophysical logs.

Added on 11 December, 2013

Webinar By Chris Jackson

Virtual Webinar

Thursday, 4 June 2020, 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

When Salt Disappears: Why Should We Care About Welds?

Salt welds form due to salt thinning by mechanical (e.g., salt-flow) and/or chemical (e.g., salt-dissolution) processes. This webinar explores how we use 3-D seismic reflection, borehole, and biostratigraphic data to constrain the thickness and composition of salt welds, and to test the predictions of analytical models for salt welding.

Added on 24 June, 2020

Webinar By Vitor Abreu

Virtual Webinar

Tuesday, 5 May 2020, 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.

Sequence Stratigraphy: Past, Present and Future

Sequence stratigraphy is a method for stratigraphic interpretation, pioneered by Vail and colleagues in the mid 70’s, which explains the complex geometries that sediments create as they fill accommodation in response to changes in rates of sedimentation, subsidence, uplift and eustasy. This method was developed based on observations and concepts developed as early as in the 1800’s. Based on this strong scientific foundation, pioneer work from Caster, Sloss, Wheeler, Campbell, and Asquith established the basis for the methodology. These researchers established a new way to correlate stratigraphic units, demonstrating the time-transgressive nature of lithostratigraphic formations.

Added on 05 May, 2020

VG Abstract By Keith Gerdes

Tethyan Carbonates - Linking Tropical Seas and Crashing Plates to Some of the Largest Oil and Gas Fields in the World

The carbonate sequences that were deposited in the now exhumed Tethyan Ocean influence many aspects of our lives today, either by supplying the energy that warms our homes and the fuel that powers our cars or providing the stunning landscapes for both winter and summer vacations. They also represent some of the most intensely studied rock formations in the world and have provided geoscientists with a fascinating insight into the turbulent nature of 250 Million years of Earth’s history. By combining studies from the full range of geoscience disciplines this presentation will trace the development of these carbonate sequences from their initial formation on the margins of large ancient continental masses to their present day locations in and around the Greater Mediterranean and Near East region. The first order control on growth patterns and carbonate platform development by the regional plate-tectonic setting, underlying basin architecture and fluctuations in sea level will be illustrated. The organisms that contribute to sequence development will be revealed to be treasure troves of forensic information. Finally, these rock sequences will be shown to contain all the ingredients necessary to form and retain hydrocarbons and the manner in which major post-depositional tectonic events led to the formation of some of the largest hydrocarbon accumulations in the world will be demonstrated.

Request a visit from Keith Gerdes!

Added on 24 August, 2015

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