February 2020

Owning the Narrative

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Explorer February 2020 Issue: The Business Side of Petroleum Geology

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Call for Abstracts Open

Submission Deadline: 25 October 2023

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The Myopia of a Carbon-Only Lens

Scott Tinker, director of the Bureau of Economic Geology at...

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17–19 June 2024 | Houston, Texas

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Sanctions on Iranian Oil are 'Untenable'

Geopolitical tensions thrust Iran into an international spo...

Extended Reading

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AAPG/GESGB Business & Exploration Opportunities Show

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'New Paradigm Needed' for De-Risking Unconventionals

'As we are in the forefront of the oil boom associated with unconventional reservoirs...

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22–23 May 2024 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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The Hunt for California Oil

In the summer of 1865, Thomas Bard arrived in Ventura County, Calif., to begin exploration drilling on properties owned by his...

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7–9 February 2024 | Houston, Texas

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Delineating the Geomorphological Character of Mass Transport Deposits

With the advent of 3-D seismic technology and its remarkable spatial resolving power,...

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12–14 February 2024 | Dhahran

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Emeritus Member Helen Foster Celebrates 100th Birthday

A few dates and names might be a little slower to come to mind, but at the age of 100...

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6–9 May 2024 | Houston, Texas

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A 2020 Look Ahead for the Africa Region YPs

Last year was an exciting one in the AAPG Africa Region. Our young professionals popu...

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OTC Brasil 2023

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Announcing the R. Randy Ray Memorial Grant

A new named grant honoring the memory of an AAPG Honorary member – a pioneer and gian...

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Usher in 'A Fascinating New Era' with GEO 2020

Traveling to the Middle East is something that I get a lot of questions about, partic...

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The Energy Revolution

What's in a name? Should we call it a transition? A convergence? A transformation? A revolution? A tipping-point? A paradigm s...

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The Importance of Mentorship

I encourage all of our more senior members to help out the next generation of geologists. Remembering back to when we all star...