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An Introduction to the EMD
An Introduction to the EMD
Presented by Jeffrey R. LevineSouthwest Section Councilor
April 22, 2007AAPG Southwest Section Meeting
Wichita Falls, Texas
Presented by Jeffrey R. LevineSouthwest Section Councilor
April 22, 2007AAPG Southwest Section Meeting
Wichita Falls, Texas
Price of West Texas Intermediate Crude; Monthly NSA, Dollars Per Barrel
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Data SourcesOil Prices: http://www.economagic.com/Inflation Data: http://inflationdata.com/
Price of West Texas Intermediate Crude; Monthly NSA, Dollars Per Barrel
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2006 Dollars
Data SourcesOil Prices: http://www.economagic.com/Inflation Data: http://inflationdata.com/
1977EMD
Founded
Yom Kippur War
Oil Embargo
IranianRevolution
Gulf War II
Gulf War I
The “Oil Bust”
of 1998-99
Price Controls
GEO-THERMAL
TAR SANDS
GEO-SPATIAL
INFORMATION
GAS SHALE
COALCOALBEDMETHANE
ENERGYECONOMICS
URANIUM
GASHYDRATES
OIL SHALE
EMDAAPG’s home for…
…new energytechnologies
EMD Mission StatementEMD Mission Statement
“To advance the science and technologyof energy minerals in an environmentally safe manner”
“To advance the science and technologyof energy minerals in an environmentally safe manner”
Coal Uranium Oil ShaleTar SandsCoalbed Methane
Gas ShalesGas HydratesGeothermalEnergy
EconomicsGeospatial Info
Designated technical areas:
EMD Executive Committee2006-2007
EMD Executive Committee2006-2007
President William AmbrosePresident-elect Doug PatchenVice President Jack PashinSecretary Betsy CampenTreasurer Dave Newell
President William AmbrosePresident-elect Doug PatchenVice President Jack PashinSecretary Betsy CampenTreasurer Dave Newell
Membership and BudgetMembership and Budget
• 1,331 Members
• Balance, end of Q2 FY 2007: $166,611
• Publication Sales, end of Q2 FY 2007: $1,863 ($1,485 from Coal Atlas)
• 1,331 Members
• Balance, end of Q2 FY 2007: $166,611
• Publication Sales, end of Q2 FY 2007: $1,863 ($1,485 from Coal Atlas)
Benefits of EMD MembershipBenefits of EMD Membership
EMD at the 2007 Annual Meeting, Long Beach
EMD at the 2007 Annual Meeting, Long Beach
Oral Sessions: •Heavy Oil Provinces of the World Co-Chairs: F. Hein and A. Reed
•Alternative Energy Sources: Promises and PitfallsCo-Chairs: H. H. Schmitt and W. Ambrose
•Shale Gas Co-Chairs: W. S. Coffey and D. Jarvie
Poster Sessions: •Coal: Energy Source, C02 Sink, Paleoenvironmental Archive Co-Chairs: W. B. Ayers, Jr and J. C. Pashin
•Shale Gas Co-Chairs: W. S. Coffey and D. Jarvie
•Alternative Energy Sources: Promises and Pitfalls Co-Chairs: H. H. Schmitt and W. Ambrose
•Heavy Oil Provinces of the WorldCo-Chairs: F. Hein and A. Reed
•Astrogeology Co-Chairs: J. Schieber and K. Edgett
EMD PublicationsEMD Publications
Atlas of Coal GeologyAAPG Studies in Geology, No. 45by Alexander R. Papp, James C. Hower, and Douglas C. Peters
Geology in Coal Resource Utilizationby Douglas C. Peters
Sequence Stratigraphy, Paleoclimate, and Tectonics of Coal-Bearing StrataAAPG Studies in Geology, No. 51 by Jack C. Pashin and Robert A. Gastaldo
Unconventional Energy Resourcesof North America
AAPG Posterby John R. Dyni
Discounts for EMD Members!
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Visit us at:http://emd.aapg.org/
Screen Capture of the
Members Only Area of EMD Web Site
Sponsored Activitiesat Sectional MeetingsSponsored Activitiesat Sectional Meetings
Energy Mineral ReportsEnergy Mineral Reports
Updates on Meetings of Local Societies
Updates on Meetings of Local Societies
References & Web Linkson EMD Commodities
References & Web Linkson EMD Commodities
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