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In case you missed the news, shale plays are hot right now – and a quick look at U.S. shale activity trends is a revealing, dramatic story.

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Twelve university teams from around the world competed in the finals of AAPG’s Imperial Barrel Award program at the AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition in San Antonio.

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150 years after the modern oil industry sprang to life there, the Drake Well Museum in Titusville, Pennsylvania is getting a facelift.

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Move over, Mr. Barnett – the Marcellus shale is a tantalizing, unconventional play that stretches over a huge area and, according to many, offers a huge potential.

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February proves itself the busiest month of the year for AAPG’s Distinguished Lecture program, with seven speakers – five domestic and two international – set to be on speaking tours. The tours involve stops at 40 cities in North America and at least 12 stops throughout Europe and Asia. Some tours continue into early March.

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Sudden impact: Can meteor-caused craters be the key to finding new oil and gas reservoirs?

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Learn about Deborah Patterson's career path as a petroleum geologist.

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In early August, Executive Director Rick Fritz asked whether I realized I was “about to be sucked into the vortex” – meaning that the heavy meeting schedule with attendant travel was about to begin.

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We enjoyed working with Governmental Affairs Committee Chair (GAC) Carl J. Smith and DPA President Tom Ewing this year at the AAPG booth in the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL), hosted by Massachusetts in Boston.

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To assure the future energy supply, more well-educated and trained geologists, geophysicists and engineers are needed. Learn what AAPG is doing to attract, assist and encourage students in geosciences?

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Autumn Haagsma Autumn Haagsma President (2023-2024) Michigan Geological Survey (269) 387-8696
Ian Alan Thomas Ian Alan Thomas Past President (2023-2024) Olympus Energy 713-203-3871
Valerie Feller Valerie Feller Vice President (2023-2024) Indiana Geological and Water Survey 812-855-1335
Donna Caraway Willette Donna Caraway Willette Secretary (2023-2024) Illinois State Geological Survey (217) 244-0116
Ashley S.B. Douds Ashley S.B. Douds Treasurer (2023-2025) IGWS (412) 216-2665
Dan A. Billman Dan A. Billman Advisory Councilor (2019-2025) Billman Geologic Consultants Inc (724) 916-4557

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