SPE announces the list of members elected as 2021 International Award recipients. These members will be recognized during the 2021 Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) in Dubai in September. The biographies of the awardees will be published in the October issue of JPT.
SPE/AIME Honorary Membership
Mohammed Yahya Al-Qahtani, Saudi Aramco
George Chilingar, University of Southern California
Thomas Gouldie, Wellsite Safety Management Pty Ltd.
Jitendra Kikani, Chevron
George Moridis, Texas A&M University
Robello Samuel, Halliburton
SPE Stephen A. Holditch Visionary Leadership Award
Abdul Hameed A. Al-Rushaid, Saudi Aramco Drilling and Workover
Lord John P. Browne, BP (retired)
SPE Distinguished Membership
Johannes Bruining, Delft University of Technology
Jose C.S. Cunha, Texas A&M University
Pierre Emmanuel D'Huart, Saipem
Theodore Frankiewicz, Spec Services Inc.
Eduardo Gildin, Texas A&M University
Kristian Jessen, University of Southern California
Tarkeshwar Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology
Ergun Kuru, University of Alberta
Erin McEvers, Clearbrook Consulting
Graham Mensa-Wilmot, XCIDrill Technology LLC
Srikanta Mishra, Battelle
Odunayo Oladugba, Nigerian Petrroleum Development Co. Ltd.
Maša Prodanovic, The University of Texas at Austin
Art Schroeder, Energy Valley Inc.
Sanjay Srinivasan, Pennsylvania State University
Abdullah Sultan, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Erin Summers, KAPPA Engineering
Richard Walker, Rick Walker Consulting
Marshall Watson, Texas Tech University
Ali Yousef, Saudi Aramco PE&D
Laibin Zhang, China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Pacelli Zitha, Delft University of Technology
SPE/AIME Anthony F. Lucas Gold Medal
Oliver C. Mullins, Schlumberger
SPE John Franklin Carll Award
Anthony R. Kovscek, Stanford University
SPE Lester C. Uren Award
Faruk O. Alpak, Shell
SPE/AIME Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal
Khaled Al-Buraik, Saudi Aramco Southern Area Oil Operations
SPE/AIME DeGolyer Distinguished Service Medal
Jose C.S. Cunha, Texas A&M University
SPE/AIME Robert Earll McConnell Award
Carlos Lira-Galeana, Institute Mexicano del Petroleo
SPE Public Service Award
Josh Etkind, Shell EP–Americas
SPE Distinguished Service Award
Ashraf Al-Tahani, Saudi Aramco PE&D
Hadi Belhaj, Khalifa University of Science and Technology
Vai Yee Hon, PETRONAS
Ray (Zhenhua) Rui, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
SPE Cedric K. Ferguson Medal
Pål Østebø Andersen, University of Stavanger
SPE Giovanni Paccaloni Young Professional Service Award
Fatemah Husain Abudeeb, Saudi Aramco PE&D
Abhijeet Anand, Schlumberger Asia Services Ltd.
Cassandra Dewan
Pierre Emmanuel D'Huart, Saipem
Suha Kayum, Saudi Aramco PE&D
Joschka Roth, RWTH Aachen University
SPE Completions Optimization and Technology Award
Martin Rylance, BP Russia
SPE Data Science and Engineering Analytics Award
Ashwin Venkatraman, ReserMine
SPE Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty
Erling Stenby, Technical University of Denmark
SPE Drilling Engineering Award
John Duncan Macpherson, Baker Hughes
SPE Formation Evaluation Award
Harry Smith, Harry D. Smith Consulting
SPE Health, Safety, and Environment Award
Trey Shaffer, Environmental Resources Management
SPE Management Award
Mohammad Mian, Saudi Aramco PE&D
SPE Production and Operations Award
James Hall, Producing Solutions
SPE Projects, Facilities, and Construction Award
Hariprasad Subramani, Chevron
SPE Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Roberto Aguilera, University of Calgary
SPE Sustainability and Stewardship in the Oil and Gas Industry Award
Steven Bryant, University of Calgary