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Departments Columns & 9 Inception The beginning of an idea.

PUBLISHING & MARKETING

Chairman “Which is harder: recruitment or retention?”

Shaun Wymes 11 Voices [email protected]

President/Publisher

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Experts tackle the topics most affecting the industry today.

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Associate Publisher

Neil Levett [email protected] 12 Colloquy

AAPG launches new GIS exploration

EDITORIAL databases that brings Edward G. Purdy’s ‘Exploration

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Fabric of Africa’ map into the digital age.

Nina Rach [email protected]

Senior Editor

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Industry Technology Facilitator 14 ThoughtStream [email protected] (ITF) CEO Patrick O’Brien urges industry collaboration as a key

European Editor

Elaine Maslin to technology development.

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Associate Editor

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News from the around the world, 16 Global Briefs

Geosciences Editor including discoveries, feld starts, and new contracts.

Andrew McBarnet 450

Asia-Pacifc Editor

John Mueller 400 21 Analysis Companies of all sizes have locked-up huge Companies of all sizes have locked-up huge Companies of all sizes have locked-up huge

Contributing Editors 350 350

Meg Chesshyre swathes of frontier acreage, creating opportunities for

Anthresia McWashington 300 300 300 300

Jeannie Stell exploration-driven deals.

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Production Director

James W. Self 72 Solutions An overview of offshore products and services.

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Marlin Bowman 73 Spotlight Promotions

CONFERENCES & EVENTS and opportunities.

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Exhibition/Sponsorship Sales Company updates 74 Activity

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Talisman Energy

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ConocoPhillips 78 Numerology

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