Explorer July 2007 Issue

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Lecture Season Off To Early Start

AAPG's Distinguished Lecture program gets off to an early s...

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Climate Comments Considered

The Executive Committee is considering member comments on the new AAPG Position Statement ...

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Starting Over? Start Smart

Many experts believe that many opportunities are present for those explorers who are ready...

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Something New: The Timing Was Perfect

They say when one door closes, another door opens. Four exp...

Extended Reading

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Getting Into Deeper Waters -- With Purpose

It's not a 'little fish' kind of exploration start-up. Cobalt International Energy LP...

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Start-Ups Find Strength in Being 'Nimble'

With so much money pouring into upstream oil and gas, start-up companies have discove...

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Gas Powering Utah Activity

Utah is a happening place, where the industry action just keeps escalating.

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Corralling CO2 A Win-Win for Oil

Given the ongoing debate about the causes of global warming, there's at least one gen...

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Reach Out and Touch Some Oil

Groups both pro and con battle passionately over offshore drilling in many regions of the United States -- and they battle so ...

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His Talented Hands Create AAPG's 'Face'

You may not recognize his face, but Johnson in many ways provides 'the face' of AAPG, because for the past 22 years he has bee...

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Basin Modeling Hedberg Draws 200

Basin modeling traditionally has been used in oil and gas exploration to estimate source rock maturity and to determine charge...

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'Faces of Earth' Set for July Debut

'Faces of Earth,' a much-anticipated, high-definition television series produced by the American Geological Institute with sup...

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Student Meeting Awards Announced

Student awards for technical papers and posters presented at both last year's AAPG International Conference and Exhibition in ...

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The Personal Touch Gets Results

AAPG currently is enjoying a nice increase in our membership numbers, both domestically and internationally, but the increase ...

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Diverse EC Prepares Agenda for 2007-08

We began a new fiscal year on July 1 and have new leaders throughout the organization ready and willing to serve as volunteers...

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Pace Picks Up Without Pause

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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DPA Stands for Professionalism

When AAPG was formed in 1917 the founders included a Code of Ethics at the head of the Constitution (Article IV). In 1965, the...

Edit PF Article 12629 Geophysical Corner

How Can You See What's Hidden?

Numerous oil and gas accumulations are beneath rock layers that effectively hide a reservoir by causing downgoing seismic rayp...

Edit PF Article 12645 Policy Watch

Members Make Congressional Visits

This year's successful Congressional Visits Day (CVD) drew double the number of AAPG participants over 2006, representing twic...

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'Challenging' Program Set for Athens

The official technical program and registration announcement has been mailed and registration is now available for Athens 2007...

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Digital Subscription Total Rises Again

The number of AAPG Foundation Digital Products University Subscriptions has risen again thanks to three gifts – one from a Fou...

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