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June 2001

A call for lawmakers and federal policymakers to move quickly on crafting an energy strategy resounded repeatedly at the inaugural AAPG President's Conference on National issues: A Summit on U.S. Energy Policy.

Texas Licensure Finally Passes

After more than a decade of effort, five attempts and two near misses in the state legislature, Texas has become the 26th state to require licensure of professional geologists.

Prospect Hunting Enters New Era

It would make an appropriate theme song for the oil and gas industry. Just take an old tune popularized by that enduring pop trio from the '60s, and add new lyrics: Where have all the prospects gone? Unfortunately, this is for real, and it's nothing to sing about.

APPEX to be a Prospect Bonanza

Your chance to either sell or buy a prospect just got better.

Geology Inspires Desert Wonders?

Farouk El-Baz served as lead scientist for remote sensing in 1975 for the NASA-Soyuz mission, a joint effort between the United States and the Soviet Union. Can he recall his emotion upon seeing those first images of his native Egypt from space?

Smith Voted President-Elect

Houston consultant Daniel L. Smith has been voted president-elect by the AAPG membership. He will serve as AAPG president in 2002-03.

Report Tracks U.S. Gas Reserves

Natural gas industry studies project that United States gas consumption will increase in the early years of this century by up to 50 percent from the current 22 trillion cubic feet to in excess of 33 trillion cubic feet by 2015.

Others See Rocks, He Sees Beauty

For Jack Rathbone, a picture truly is worth a thousand words.

Looking at Maps Sparked an Idea

Too often the public perception of the petroleum industry may be that of a fiefdom ruled by the major oil companies whose executives sit in some secret room and control the energy resources of the world.

Using Your Computer Too Much?

Now we're talking serious news. After all, personal computers have been taking up space on desks for over 20 years now, and conventional wisdom holds that the magic box is indispensable in every facet of business. But is it?

Alaska Coal Gas Potential High

Coalbed methane has become an increasingly important part of America's energy picture over the past two decades, with an estimated 669 trillion cubic feet of CBM in place in the lower 48 states.

Digital Atlas Keeps Data Flowing

The Internet can serve as an information super-pipeline for the petroleum industry, and the Kansas Geological Survey is one more group trying to keep the data flowing.

She's a Petroleum Geology Ranger

As a geologist in a constantly shifting energy industry -- does anyone really know what's going to happen tomorrow? -- you and most of your peers could be excused for traces of doubt.

Standing Columns

Geophysical Corner

Is It a Subtle Fault, or Just Noise?

Long gone are the days when faults appeared only as steps on vertical seismic sections. If we use today's better data and exploit modern workstation tools available, we should do a much better job of recognizing and understanding faults in 3-D seismic data.

Business Side of Geology Column

Are They Goals -- Or Just Wishes?

An almost universal requirement for team leaders, exploration managers or exploration executives is setting, tracking and fulfilling goals -- objectives that usually relate to reserve additions and finding costs.

Regions and Sections

There's Still Time to Make Plans

The pre-registration deadline may have passed, but there's still time to make plans to attend the VNIGRI/AAPG regional international conference, set July 15-18 in a city that is among the most beautiful and most "European" cities in all of Russia.

June 2001

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