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Explorer Article By Heather Saucier

Stinson Well Could Be Key to Alaska's ANWR

With the U.S. Department of the Interior calling for updated assessments of the oil and gas resources on Alaska’s North Slope, most surprisingly the tightly regulated 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, geologists are preparing for the possibility of exploring a frontier believed to be rich in hydrocarbon resources.

Added on 01 March, 2018

Explorer Emphasis Article By Heather Saucier

Panama Sees First Modern Seismic Exploration

After decades of being out of sight, out of mind, Panama is seeing its first modern-day collection of seismic data.

Added on 01 March, 2018

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Seismic Anisotropy and Unconventionals

Conventional geophysics has hit a few speed bumps, but ongoing research into seismic anisotropy offers new keys to imaging unconventional resources.

Added on 01 March, 2018

Explorer Article By Brian Ervin

Senate Confirmation Hearing on Jim Reilly as USGS Director

AAPG Member and former NASA astronaut James F. Reilly will appear before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Tuesday to confirm his nomination by the Trump administration to be director of the U.S. Geological Survey.

Added on 01 March, 2018

Explorer Article By Brian Ervin

Former Saudi Energy Minister Receives Inaugural Presidential Award for Global Leadership

Ali Al-Naimi, Saudi Arabia's former minister of energy and mineral resources, is the first recipient of AAPG's Presidential Award for Global Leadership.

Added on 01 March, 2018

Explorer Historical Highlights By Jorge Navarro Comet

The Agua Caliente Oilfield and the Boiling River of the Peruvian Amazon

The presence of petroleum in Peru has been known for several centuries from the numerous oil seeps and outcrops of heavy black asphalt located in the Talara coastal region. Ages before the Spanish presence, the natives prepared the pitch for mummifying their dead, for waterproofing boats and as fuel for light. The earliest Spanish explorers used the pitch from these seeps to caulk their boats and tar their ropes. Finally, in 1869, the La Brea-Pariñas oilfield was discovered by cable-tool drilling, making it one of the first oil production fields in the world.

Added on 01 March, 2018

Latin America Blog By Emily Llinás

Join Us for AAPG's First Technical Workshop in Bolivia

Want to be a part of AAPG’s first technical workshop in Bolivia? Register by 7 May, and save US $100.

Added on 28 February, 2018

Middle East Blog By Cora Navarro

Technical Program Now Available Online!

Featuring oral and poster presentations and breakout sessions, this two-day event will include well-known speakers and timely topics! Check it out now!

Added on 17 February, 2018

Middle East Blog By Cora Navarro

AAPG 'Carbonate Reservoirs of the Middle East & Their Future Challenges' - Workshop Review

The second edition of the AAPG 'Carbonate Reservoirs of the Middle East & Their Future Challenges” GTW took place on 30 January – 1 February 2018 at the Crowne Plaza Yas Island Hotel, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. We received 155 attendees from 32 different companies and 14 different countries. This two-day workshop consisted of technical presentations, core display and poster presentations, followed by a third day offering two optional field trips.

Added on 05 February, 2018

Explorer Article By Kristi Eaton

Startup Focuses on 'Geoprogrammology'

When Ted Kernan started his online platform WellLogData, he was trying to fix a problem he had long encountered as a geologist: how to best view and interpret a large number of image logs for onshore U.S. basins. Most software, he noted, is made for offshore fields, where wells are in the hundreds. Onshore there is data for millions of wells.

Added on 01 February, 2018

DL Abstract By Alex Simms

Interactions Between Ice Sheets and Relative Sea Levels: Lessons From Antarctica and NW Scotland

Local sea-level changes are not simply a function of global ocean volumes but also the interactions between the solid Earth, the Earth’s gravitational field and the loading and unloading of ice sheets. Contrasting behaviors between Antarctica and Scotland highlight how important the geologic structure beneath the former ice sheets is in determining the interactions between ice sheets and relative sea levels.

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Added on 21 July, 2022

DL Abstract By Jennifer Wilcox

The Role of Carbon Capture in Meeting Net-Zero Carbon Goals

President Biden has laid out a bold and ambitious goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions in the United States by 2050. The pathway to that target includes cutting total greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 and eliminating them entirely from the nation’s electricity sector by 2035. The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management will play an important role in the transition to net-zero carbon emissions by reducing the environmental impacts of fossil energy production and use – and helping decarbonize other hard-to abate sectors.

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Added on 20 July, 2022

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