Explorer October 2001 Issue

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Acts of Terrorism Will Bring Changes, Impact...

This report is being written on Attack Day plus three. An a...

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Wilson to Receive Powers Award

James Lee Wilson, educator and retired research geologist for Shell Oil, has been named th...

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Vice President 2002-03

Here are the responses from the Vice President 2002-03 candidates.

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Research Takes Practical Turn

Life was fairly predictable prior to 1973, Texas State Geologist Scott Tinker noted during...

Extended Reading

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New Technologies Reducing Risk

There was a virtual smorgasbord of invaluable information disseminated to the SRO audience during the Dealmakers segment of th...

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Gulf Tops OCS Sale Schedule

The Minerals Management Service has once again set a new five-year outer continental shelf leasing program and -- surprise, su...

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Incentives to Sweeten the Deep Deal

The deep water Gulf of Mexico will continue to be the premier exploration province in the United States for years to come -- b...

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Market Value? Who's Market Value?

Seismic fees in Louisiana continue to be a thorny issue that keeps the administration and oil and gas interests at odds with o...

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Finding Their Niche In Gulf Waters

Tale of Two Independents: Finding their niche proved to be profitable in the Gulf.

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New Turn Takes Company to Gulf

Nexen Petroleum USA took a different road to the Gulf of Mexico.

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Unique Deal Grows Company

The Gulf of Mexico is the only focus for Houston-based Spinnaker Exploration, which was founded in 1996 with the mission to ex...

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Destin Dome Has New Objectives

It's been through the best of times, the worst of times and the most uncertain of times. Amazingly, Destin Dome is still a big...

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U-Boat Find in Gulf Corrects History

Submarine Sighting: Undersea geosurvey team find Nazi u-boat and its target.

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Independents Love Endearing Terms

We had a fantastic AAPG Property and Prospect Expo in Houston in August. Geologists were aggressively making deals left and ri...

Edit PF Article 21107 Geophysical Corner

Better Resolution Or Coincidence?

Many attempts have been made throughout the history of modern seismic to image thin beds (<1/4 of dominant wavelength) by e...

Edit PF Article 21105 Business Side of Geology

Have E&P Cake -- And Eat It, Too

What's the most effective way to organize an E&P outfit?

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