AAPG Young Professionals Special Interest Group

05/14/2022

The Dual Challenge: Energy and Environment by Scott Tinker

The world faces two important and interrelated challenges. Affordable and reliable energy for all, andprotecting the environment. The energy-environment chal...

02/03/2022

The Sustainable Development in Energy Competition is now open to undergraduate, graduate students and young professionals.

Proposals can be submitted by individuals or teams of up to six members. Contest winners can receive up to US $5,000 to fund their projects.

You can learn more or submit your project proposals at sdc.aapg.org. Proposal deadline is 30 April 2022.

https://sdc.aapg.org/

AAPG’s Sustainable Development in Energy Competition for students and young professionals is intended to raise awareness of the need to encourage sustainable development in energy industries. The objective is to harness the creativity of students and young professionals in developing innovative an...

01/28/2022

Have you heard about AAPG and SPE's proposal to combine forces and create a new organization for energy professionals?

Please complete this survey and share your opinion about the proposal with the AAPG LACR leadership:
https://form.jotform.com/lacevents/aapg-spe-merger-survey

We look forward to your feedback!

01/11/2022

The next AAPG/SPE town hall merger meeting is this Thursday January 13th at 8am CST. I highly recommend YPs and YP mentors to attend and see first-hand the developments affecting the new organization!

The new year is off to a quick start and much is happening here at AAPG as we enter 2022. One of the big projects we’re working on is preparing for the membership vote on the proposed merger of AAPG and SPE. Join us Thursday, 13 January at 8:00 a.m. (CST) for a town hall meeting to hear the latest...

01/06/2022

For those local to Houston, this in-person panel event will be a great opportunity to meet YPs currently working at major oil companies in the area!

Register here: https://www.hgs.org/civicrm/event/info?id=2304

12/18/2021

For those that missed the amazing talk from Bill DeMis, Charles Sternbach, Kristie Ferguson, and John Casiano on "It’s a Great Time to Be an Oil and Gas Geologist", the recording is available at:

https://aapg.zoom.us/rec/share/Zr3q5VhVGjKCSlqNKLuWSwM4iQ005pma45-eT0p5d2inxQnF4whmXsJLBENl3mVR.eolMyAWggnBQsKR1

Access Passcode: AAPG2021!

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10/27/2021

As a young geoscience professional at a major E&P company, I was surprised how quickly I needed to learn drilling techniques in order to be effective at my operations role. I highly recommend this talk for any YP interested in getting "closer to the wellbore".

To register for this talk, follow the link (https://bit.ly/3nsdkxK)

10/20/2021

Here's your one-stop shop for all news relating to the upcoming AAPG-SPE merger! Looking forward to the details and feedback opportunities as the shared vision continues to develop!

AAPG-SPE Proposed Merger InformationIn May 2021, The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) announced an exploration of the benefits and opportunities of a merger creating the energy professionals' organization for the future.With unanimous c...

10/02/2021

GeoGulf looks to be an exciting event for those in the US Gulf Coast area looking to participate with an in-person conference. Especially exciting will be the Student & Young Professional Effective Networking Workshop sponsored by Shell and Occidental!

09/15/2021

Below is an excellent summary on the proposed AAPG/SPE merger discussed during the recent townhall.

Embedded within the article is a link for you to suggest names for the new organization!

09/14/2021

09/14/2021

Hear ministry and regulatory agency officials from Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Jamaica and Barbados discuss licensing, bid rounds and local content at the AAPG Caribbean E&P Summit.

The Caribbean Regulatory Agency Panel starts Wednesday, 15 September at 7:15 CDT/8:15 AST/9:15 SRT,

Register now at https://aapg.to/caribbean2021.