Carl Steffenson

Geologist Carl Steffensen (BS. Geology
’80, Illinois; MS Geology ’82, Texas
A&M) has 35 years industry experience
with ARCO, Vastar, BP America, Inc.,
and as a consultant and founder of
Viking GeoSolutions LLC. During his
career he has worked a variety of Tertiary,
Mesozoic, Paleozoic, and Pre-Cambrian exploration and
production projects in the Gulf of Mexico (shelf and deepwater),
onshore Gulf Coast, Midcontinent, Midwest, and the southeastern
US, with a focus on basin analysis, carbonate sedimentology/
stratigraphy, and petroleum systems. For the past 13 years
Carl has been working on new country access opportunities in
Mexico and Latin America, and has been involved in technical
evaluation of global exploration opportunity risk, resource, and
prospect ranking. Carl has more than 15 years’ experience in
college recruiting and mentoring, has served in many positions
with both the HGS and AAPG; he has been a member of HGS
for nearly his entire professional career and served in multiple
positions in the HGS North American Exploration group (1993-
2000) and is currently a member of the AAPG Distinguished
Lecturer Committee and an AAPG Fellow and Associate Editor.
Carl is a Technical Program Vice-chair for the 2017 AAPG
ACE, a position he also held for the 2011 AAPG ACE. Carl has
co-authored numerous publications on carbonate and siliciclastic
diagenesis and petrology, petroleum systems, and geochemistry,
and is a native of Chicago, Illinois.
HGS History
North American Exploration Group Chairman, 1998-2000; Cochairman,
1996-1998; Arrangements Chairman, 1991-1993