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Oil Prices Ease 1 Percent after Fed Warns of Higher Rates - 21 September, 2023 07:30 AM

Oil Markets' Decades-Long Dependence on China Could Be Ending - 21 September, 2023 07:30 AM

DeSantis Unveils Energy Agenda from Texas Oil Country - 21 September, 2023 07:30 AM

Exxon Evaluates Lithium Extracted from Brine - 21 September, 2023 07:30 AM

Saudi Energy Minister Says Oil Supply Cuts Not about 'Jacking Up Prices,' as Brent Hovers at $95 - 20 September, 2023 07:30 AM

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Events Blog By Stephanie Brown

Carbonate Depositional Systems

This course will include the prediction of depositional facies, stratigraphy and reservoir development in a variety of different settings. Instructed by Art Saller, he has 27 years of experience in the petroleum industry.

Added on 23 September, 2016

Learn! Blog By Susan Nash

What Drones Can't, Won't, and Flat-out Refuse to Do - Interview with Michael Nash

Geoscientists have more opportunities than ever to make working with drones and drone data part of their skill set and services rendered. But, there are often a number of misconceptions, especially when getting started. Welcome to an interview with Michael Nash, who provides a reality check about drones and drone capabilities. Please note that the drones references are the small drones used by the general public, and are not the large UAVs used by the military and other entities.

Added on 22 September, 2016

Events Blog By Stephanie Brown

5 Days | 3 Short Courses | 1 Workshop | ALL in Houston

Bundle now and save! AAPG is delivering geoscience training opportunities to Houston, Texas. Three Short Courses and a workshop are being held to offer you an up-to-date look into the latest industry challenges, innovations, experiences and technical content.

Added on 21 September, 2016

Learn! Blog By Susan Nash

Petroleum Economics: Now More than Ever - Interview with Larry Chorn

Petroleum Economics is one of the 'must know' areas of the petroleum industry which can have a great impact on the professional success of geoscientists and engineers. Larry Chorn, Ph.D., a well-respected expert in petroleum economics talks to us today about his experience in the industry and how and why petroleum economics matters now more than ever.

Added on 16 September, 2016

Learn! Blog By Stephanie Brown

Final Chance! AAPG Petroleum Economics Course

A great opportunity for new energy professionals. The registrants will learn the why’s and how’s of making investment decisions, i.e., whether and which projects to fund, in an oil and gas company. Fundamentals of petroleum economics are key to understanding how to prepare a project proposal, draft an Authorization for Expenditure request and understand how management makes the funding decisions that it does.

Added on 14 September, 2016

Delegates Voice Article

Mid-Continent Sets Third Field Conference

AAPG’s Mid-Continent Section will celebrate its third biennial field conference Sept. 30-Oct. 2, will be hosted by the Ft. Smith Geological Society and the University of Arkansas Geosciences Department, and will be based in Fayetteville, Ark. Conference headquarters will be the Chancellor Hotel located on Fayetteville’s historic town square.

Added on 10 September, 2016

Delegates Voice Article By H W 'Dub' Peace

What Is the Mid-Continent Section of the AAPG?

AAPG’s Mid-Continent Section was established in 1965 and comprises nine geological societies or associations located within the U.S. mid-continent states: Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, the Texas Panhandle and the northwest two-thirds of Arkansas. The Section is bound together both geographically and geologically by mostly being a province with oil and gas production, primarily derived from Permian through Ordovician age reservoirs.

Added on 10 September, 2016

Delegates Voice Article

Registration Open for the 2016 Eastern Section AAPG Annual Meeting

Registration is now open for the 45th AAPG Eastern Section annual meeting, which will be held Sept. 25-27 in Lexington, Ky. The meeting, built around the theme “Basins to Barrels,” promises innovative workshops, technical sessions and field trips highlighting everything from hydraulic fracturing to karst.

Added on 10 September, 2016

Explorer President’s Column By Paul Britt

Starting the New Year and a New Century

September is the practical beginning of the year – for many in North America, at least: the beginning of the school year for those with school-aged children, the beginning of the program year for many affiliated societies and the beginning of many AAPG-related events.

Added on 01 September, 2016

Explorer Emphasis Article By Kristi Eaton

'Great Crew Change' Drives Energy School Growth

In the past few years, a wave of schools geared to training students in science and mathematics in the hope of creating the next generation of oil and gas professionals have popped up in several oil-producing states.

Added on 01 August, 2016

Webinar

Virtual Webinar

Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.

South Atlantic Hydrocarbons Through Space and Time

Join the Petroleum Systems Technical Interest Group (TIG) for the next session of the AAPG Petroleum Systems Webinar Series, South Atlantic Hydrocarbons Through Space and Time, on Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 8:00 AM (CST). After forty years of investigation, a super-regional view of South Atlantic conjugate basins has been developed, as the set of representative crude oils exceeds 1700 from an initial selection of

Added on 19 April, 2022

Director, Bureau of Economic Geology and State Geologist of Texas

The Jackson School of Geosciences (JSG) at the University of Texas at Austin (UT) seeks a new Director for the Bureau of Economic Geology (Bureau), the oldest (1909) and second largest (~250 FTE) organized research unit at UT (https://www.beg.utexas.edu/ ). The role of the Director is multifaceted, serving as the chief executive of this dynamic geoscience research unit, which is also the State Geological Survey of Texas. The Director is the State Geologist of Texas.

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Jamie Ann Woolsey President (2020-2023) PQ GeoConsulting (479) 650-5067

Douglas Vincent Davis, Jr. Past President (2019-2023) D-Ex Production Co. (316) 641-4469

Nathan Alan Randolph Vice President (2019-2023) Pablo Energy II, LLC (806) 350-3493

John A. Brett, III Secretary (2019-2023) Brett Exploration, LLC (405) 620-3000

Tara Lynn Benda Treasurer (2019-2023) Equus Energy Partners (918) 513-1854

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