Explorer January 2009 Issue: World Developments

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Tinker Letter Suggests Bridge to Future

AAPG President Scott Tinker sends a letter to U.S. Presiden...

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Most Companies Still in Hiring Mood

The world economy is in a mess and oil prices have dropped ...

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Actions Tried to Get, Keep Talent

Manpower. It’s been a concern for two decades and rem...

Extended Reading

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Lecturers to Travel Global Trails

An ongoing aggressive and focused effort to provide AAPG's popular Distinguished Lecture program to all parts of the planet is...

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Scholles Capture Carbonate Appeal

Meet an AAPG award-winning couple that’s about to take their geologic expertise to students in Bahrain – and who, like m...

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Women Find Their Place in Industry

Despite plummeting commodity prices, oil and gas companies in general have indicated they’ll keep going after new-hires ...

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'08 a Year of Ecstasies and Agonies

What in the world just happened? When it comes to global oil discoveries, it turns out a lot happened in 2008 – and a lot of i...

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Shale Plays Make BC Feel Cozy

It might be winter in Canada right now, but British Columbia couldn’t be hotter.

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Pre-Salt Has Brazil in Salsa Mood

Commodity prices may have taken a nosedive, at least for the time being, but industry happenings offshore Brazil give reason f...

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Basin Awaits Lifting of Moratorium

Past, but not forgotten: For more than years the untapped 14 potential of Canada’s East Georges Bank Basin has tantalize...

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Education Director Named

Susan Smith Nash has been named director of a newly created department of education services for AAPG.

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Aggressive Outreach Furthers Education Efforts

An aggressive outreach effort by the Roswell Geological Society, supported in part by...

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Discussion Needs Climate Change

Welcome to the global warming debate, where science, politics and passion have become so entwined that they may be impossible ...

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Why Do We Do Things That Way?

Last year was an amazing year in many ways – from the economy to the price of oil to security issues around the world. I am be...

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It's All About Professionalism

Since 1965, when the Division of Professional Affairs was formed, the term professionalism equates to membership in the Divisi...

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Hey, Who Overturned These Strata?

The methodology described here may benefit those who are confronted with the problem of interpreting complex structures from l...

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Energy Likely High on 'To Do' List

The beginning of a new year is the time we traditionally resolve to make the changes necessary to improve our lives. It is als...

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NAPE Welcomes AAPG President

AAPG President Dr. Scott W. Tinker became the fourth Association president to visit Nigeria when he attended November’s ...

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Grants-in-Aid Deadline Draws Near

Applications are now being accepted for the AAPG Foundation’s Grants-in-Aid program, awarded to foster research in the g...

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