Explorer February 2015 Issue: Arctic Exploration

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No Certainty, But Not All Is Doom and Gloom

Oil prices ... barreling downward. Natural gas prices ... u...

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Oil Price Slams Beleaguered TMS Play

Following many years of on again/off again activity, the Tu...

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Q and A with MHA Nation Chairman

About one-third of North Dakota's production comes from the...

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Feds, States Wrestle On Land Management

Recent debates have flared in the western United States ove...

Extended Reading

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Community Colleges Should Recruit Geo Majors

Robert Gray is a man on a mission. Gray, an AAPG Grover E. Murray Distinguished Geolo...

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'Shale Adventure' on Alaska's North Slope

At a time when some operators are slowing production of unconventional resources, and...

Edit PF Article 15842Arctic Exploration

Treasure Trove of Data Released on Chukchi Sea

A massive environmental data trove from Alaska's Chukchi Sea gathered by three large ...

Edit PF Article 15839Arctic Exploration

'Marshall's Folly' Changes Course of Alaska History

It wasn't easy, that's for sure. But AAPG member Tom Marshall – a geologist who moved...

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Managing Complexity Through Collaboration

Arctic exploration and production is not for the timid. Nor for those without deep po...

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Simulated Environment, Real Gains in Arctic

Newfoundland-based GRI Simulations has logged innumerable hours working on its Virtua...

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Remote Sensing for Cost-Effective Mapping

In a paper to be presented at the upcoming Arctic Technology Conference, Fugro remote...

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Collaboration is Key With Native Communities

There are more than just technical challenges facing those who would explore the Arct...

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Changing the Game in Arctic Remote Health Care

Exploration and production in the Arctic is a proven difficult task – companies activ...

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Catch the Next Wave At ATC

New technology, new science, new possibilities – all in a new location. There's a lot that's new waiting to be introduced at t...

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IPTC Set For Qatar

Abstracts are now being sought for the ninth annual International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC), to be held Dec. 6-9 ...

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Upcoming AAPG/SEG Student Spring Break Expo Is Canceled

The 2015 AAPG/SEG Spring Break Expo in Norman, Okla., has been canceled.The event was...

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Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients Named For ATC 2015

The winners of the 2015 Arctic Technology Conference's inaugural Distinguished Achiev...

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McGinley Wins Southwest Section's A.I. Levorsen Award

Timothy R. McGinley is the winner of the Southwest Section's A.I. Levorsen Memorial A...

Edit PF Article 15870 ProTracks

YPs: Resolve to Get Involved

After sponsoring several successful networking events over the years, the Young Professionals (YP) Committee has a pretty good...

Edit PF Article 15725 President’s Column

YPs Add Passion, Talent to AAPG

It should come as no surprise to learn that Young Professional AAPG members are not only growing in numbers within our Associa...

Edit PF Article 15878 Director’s Corner

World-Class Knowledge, Experience, Community on Offer

Equipping you to be a world-class geoscientist is our goal here at AAPG. It's why we ...

Edit PF Article 15876 Division Column EMD

Heavy Oil Recovery Methods Are Improving

In virtually all regions of sustained production, the industry is steadily improving in situ recovery methods and reducing env...

Edit PF Article 15860 Geophysical Corner

Fault Finding? Access to 3-D Data Always Helps

Access to modern 3-D seismic data is critical to educating the next generation of sed...

Edit PF Article 15853 Historical Highlights

Going Deeper: Blue H-28 Was a Whale of a Tale

The well drilled in the Gander Block was called 'Blue' after the world's largest mamm...

Edit PF Article 15858 Policy Watch

Policymakers Mull Increased Arctic Interest

Commercial interest in the Arctic has grown with declines in summer sea ice cover – s...

Edit PF Article 15873 Foundation Update

Foundation Library Brings 21st Century Value

If you feel the world of information is going faster and faster these days, you're ab...

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