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January 1999

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Like fine wine, good books take time. After 20 years of studying the wine-nourishing geology of France, Wilson is ready to pop the cork on a book titled Terroir -- The Role of Geology, Climate and Culture in the Making of French Wines. Terroir (pronounced tair-wahr) is a French term meaning total elements of the vineyard.
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The great promise of exploration and production in Brazil was the backdrop for the largest international meeting held thus far by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, as over 2,200 persons gathered in Rio de Janeiro in November.

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Two AAPG divisions, the Division of Environmental Geosciences and the Division of Professional Affairs, have announced office candidates for their groups.

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With all of the uncertainty that is out there, how can you get a grip on your career?
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Emphasis: World Developments

 
Industry analysts have predicted another year of constrained oil and gas prices while the world works off a glut of hydrocarbons.
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In the face of a price slide that began in January 1997, oil finders continued to stick to business in 1998, making major discoveries in all corners of the earth.

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Standing Columns

The November hypothetical ethics question deals with possible misrepresentation of facts by others. The question is: A geologist working for a large company discovers that the results of his work are being misrepresented by his boss' boss to upper management.

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This month's column is part two of a two-part series on magnetotelluries.
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