Explorer February 2009 Issue

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Boot Camp Offers Career Push Ups

Back to the basics: “Recruits” become armed for...

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Deep Bossier A Long-Life Asset

East Texas activity thriving: The Deep Bossier play in the Amoruso Field has all the poten...

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Amoruso's Concept Came to Play

Sometimes finding the Big One doesn't call for high-tech applications. Past AAPG president...

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Extended Reading

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Algeria Sitting in a Sweet Spot

Europe needs a remedy: Years of worry about reliable gas supply from Russia has Europe looking north for gas exploration. Alge...

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Elephants Beckon in North Africa

North Africa is not generally known for its elephants – that is, creatures of an animal nature. But recent activity offers hop...

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Gulf Rigs Have to Take Punches

Years of damage and destruction have earned the GOM the title “Hurricane Central.” But how bad is it? The Minerals...

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Utah Teacher Receives Honors

Provo, Utah’s Ty Robinson has been named AAPG’s 2009 Earth Science Teacher of the Year.

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Shelton Bows Out As Editor of S&D

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Spring Student Expo Set March 12-14

AAPG's rapidly expanding Student Expo program is off to a fast start this year that aims to repeat last year's successes.

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Staffers Get Primer on Gas Hydrates

Geological Survey recently released the first-ever assessment of technically recoverable gas hydrate resources – and as the fa...

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Myths, Realities and Sticky Bites

Last August in this column I identified 10 “sticky” energy myths and countered with some realities.   “...

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Quote: Education Is Opportunity

During the boom of the late 1970s AAPG built a robust educational curriculum; since that time AAPG’s educational offerin...

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Coal at Center of Power Shift

With its use concentrated in large power stations in most countries, it is a prime candidate for carbon capture and storage, e...

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Thinking Nano Is a Big Thing

This month's Geophysical Corner covers the exciting science of nanotechnology which is being introduced into reservoir charact...

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Reserves Disclosure Rules Revised

Oil and natural gas professionals have been urging the SEC to modernize its disclosure rules for oil and natural gas reserves ...

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Foundation Announces New Award

Approvals of funding and the establishment of a new award that honors a longtime supporter of geosciences and the Association ...

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