May 25, 2021 Credit: Goodvibes Photo/AdobeStock The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) on Tuesday announced the two associations were in the process of exploring a potential merger. AAPG and SPE said they were studying the benefits and opportunities of a potential merger creating "the energy professionals' organization for the future." "With unanimous consent from the AAPG Executive Committee and the SPE Board of Directors, a steering committee was created to explore opportunities to form a new combined organization in response to an evolving energy sector and challenging COVID-impacted market environment," the two organizations said.