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Wade through the water-filled cave in Western Australia's Tunnel Creek National Park with exploration geologist Christin Schulz, avoiding crocodiles along the way 🐊. In this week's GeoLifestyle, she guides you through the best spots to stop along the Napier Range, a mountain range whose ridges are remnants of an ancient barrier reef that existed 350 million years ago.

Subscribe here to map your next Australian adventure and follow Schulz at .happy. geo on Instagram for more fun geological content: https://hubs.la/Q04jf7g50

EV sales in 2025 reached record numbers in more than 100 countries, but challenges still remain within the market. Read key takeaways from the latest IEA report on global EV sales in this week's Well Read. Shangyou Nie has read and analyzed the entire 295-page document, so you don't have to.

Subscribe to read the latest here: https://hubs.la/Q04j5LDM0

Only 1 week to go! Register now to join the conversations shaping the future of AI, data management, and digital transformation in energy.

Day 2’s afternoon session brings together leaders from Google Cloud, OpenAI, Oxy, AspenTech, and Enverus to explore one of the industry’s biggest challenges—and opportunities: building AI-ready data and workflows that actually scale.

From agentic AI and data harmonization to autonomous workflows and subsurface intelligence, this session focuses on real-world applications that are driving the next generation of energy technology.

📅 3–4 June 2026
📍 Houston, Texas

Secure your spot before registration closes:
https://hubs.la/Q04j2R5q0

The “Geoscientist’s Super Mind” is not coming someday. It’s already here.

In just 11 days, industry leaders, operators, and technology experts will gather in Houston to explore how AI is reshaping exploration, subsurface interpretation, geothermal, CCUS, drilling, production, and data strategy across energy.

This is not a passive conference experience.

Expect interactive panels, open forums, short technical sessions, and real conversations with the people building and applying these tools every day.

Featuring speakers and contributors from:
Amazon Web Services • Chevron • ExxonMobil • Halliburton • SLB • TGS • TotalEnergies • Geophysical Insights • Petrabytes • Bluware • and more.

📅 3–4 June 2026
📍 Houston, Texas
🎤 In-person workshop

Seats are filling. Register now
https://hubs.la/Q04hFdW-0

Next week we’re having an important discussion.

As the ongoing conflict involving Iran continues to reshape global energy conversations, geopolitical alliances, and regional strategy, AAPG is bringing together experts to discuss what these developments could mean for the oil and gas industry moving forward.

Join us for:
Iran War: Impact on the Middle East and O&G Industry

Featuring:
• Robin Mills — CEO, Qamar Energy
• Jim Krane — Fellow, Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy

Hosted by:
• Shangyou Nie — Editor, AAPG Well Read

This timely virtual discussion will explore:
• Impacts on Middle Eastern oil and gas operations
• Regional geopolitical shifts and energy strategy
• Effects on NOCs, IOCs, and service companies
• Global market implications and the UAE’s decision to leave OPEC

📅 Thursday, 28 May 2026
⏰ 8:00 am–9:00 am CT
💻 Webinar

Register now to join the conversation.
https://hubs.la/Q04hDRlC0

Did you miss AAPG's Venezuela 2026 Technical Symposium & E&P Summit? Shangyou Nie has all the key takeaways you need to know from the event—where technical experts, Venezuela's Minister of Hydrocarbons Paula Henao, the DoE's Kyle Haustveit, and PDVSA VP Jovanny Martinez spoke.

Subscribe to this week's Well Read to read key quotations from the event's speakers: https://hubs.la/Q04hnCKq0

Read five things Nie learned while attending the event: https://hubs.la/Q04hnw5K0

This week's Core Elements looks closely at USGS' recently published report covering a massive lithium discovery in Appalachia. Get the latest info from the report, what it means, and why it matters. Subscribe to receive Core Elements for free here:
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Image sourced from USGS

This week: Don’t miss AAPG Academy's webinar on one of the world’s most important emerging gas provinces.

Mozambique’s offshore basins have transformed from an exploration frontier to a global energy hotspot in just over a decade — with discoveries that continue to shape LNG development and offshore exploration strategy worldwide.

Join Dércio Levy José of ENH, Mozambique, for a technical session covering:
• Rovuma & Zambezi Delta Basin geology
• Source rocks, reservoirs & tectonic controls
• Major offshore discoveries
• LNG developments & future E&P opportunities

📅 21 May 2026
🕗 8:00 am CT
💻 Webinar
$ Free to Attend

Register now: https://hubs.la/Q04g-x3m0

Subsurface expertise is at the core of where energy is headed, and the IMAGE Event, 17–20 August 2026 in Houston, is where the professionals shaping that future come together. Register now: (https://www.imageevent.org/)

Registration for IMAGE 2026 is now open! The future of energy and geoscience starts at IMAGE 2026.

Join global leaders, innovators, and researchers for four days to explore what's next in applied geoscience and energy.

📍 Houston, Texas
📅 17 to 20 August 2026
🌐 Hosted by Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), and in conjunction with SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology

Secure your spot and be part of the future of geoscience.

Register today: https://go.seg.org/4u4w1ZA

Connecting Ideas to Power the World.

This week's GeoLifestyle is written by Jess Scanlan, a geologist and host of The Rock Record! She shares a full video guide to exploring the area around Wallace, Idaho—a historic town and one of the largest siler districts in the world.

Subscribe to watch her full weekend itinerary:https://hubs.la/Q04gFVJh0

As geopolitical tensions continue to reshape the global energy landscape, understanding the broader implications on the oil and gas industry has become increasingly important.

Join AAPG on Thursday, 28 May, for the webinar:

War in Iran: Impact on the Middle East and O&G Industry

This timely discussion will explore:
• Regional impacts on oil and gas operations
• Effects on NOCs, IOCs, and service companies
• Shifting geopolitical alliances and energy strategy
• Broader implications for global markets and energy security
• The UAE’s decision to leave OPEC and what it may signal moving forward

Featuring internationally recognized experts in Middle Eastern energy geopolitics and strategy.

📅 28 May 2026
⏰ 8:00–9:00 am CT
💻 Webinar

Register now and join the conversation.
https://hubs.la/Q04gC76H0