Adam Wilson

Special Publications Editor

Adam Wilson is SPE’s special publications editor, responsible for SPE’s online publications HSE Now and Data Science and Digital Engineering in Upstream Oil and Gas. He has been editing for SPE for more than 12 years, starting his tenure there working with peer-reviewed technical journals. Before joining SPE, Wilson spent more than a decade working for daily newspapers. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of North Texas.

Business/economics

Oil Prices Float in a “Fragile Equilibrium”

Oil prices appear to have stabilized during the past year, and speakers at the annual Energy and the Economy Conference at the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank say they expect prices to remain level, at least for a little while.

October 14, 2018 • Adam Wilson • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Sustainability

New Tool Aims To Quantify Sustainability

SPE’s 2018 Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition ended with an earnest discussion about how best to communicate the industry’s efforts on sustainability with the public and other stakeholders.

October 9, 2018 • Adam Wilson • HSE Now
Environment

HSE Award Honors Work With Environmentally Friendly Drilling

For his efforts in turning Environmentally Friendly Drilling from an oxymoron to a ubiquitous concept, Rich Haut has earned SPE’s 2018 Health, Safety, and Environment Award. The award will be presented at the SPE’s 2018 Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in September.

August 13, 2018 • Adam Wilson • HSE Now
Human resources

Growth in Offshore Activity Could Lead to Recruitment Boom

The past years’ stable workforce levels in the upstream petroleum industry—balanced by increases in shale workers and decreases in offshore workers—are set to shift with a boost in offshore projects, one research firm says.

July 16, 2018 • Adam Wilson • Journal of Petroleum Technology
HSE & Sustainability

International HSE Conference Nurtures Sustainability and Relationships

When SPE’s international health, safety, and environment conference opens in April, it will bring together professionals from around the world. This gathering of professionals, on top of the technical information shared, is what makes the conference so important, said Jack Hinton, program cochair.

January 31, 2018 • Adam Wilson • HSE Now
HSE & Sustainability

Texas Scientists Examine Shale Boom’s Effects on Environment and Community

A task force from The Academy of Medicine, Engineering, and Science of Texas has released a comprehensive analysis of the effects the North American shale boom has had on the environment and communities in Texas.

November 6, 2017 • Adam Wilson • HSE Now
Carbon capture and storage

For Carbon Capture, Utilization Is Key

In the world of carbon capture, utilization, and storage technology, utilization is the driving factor. Three experts discussed the motivations, limitations, and challenges of CCUS at a dinner held by the Society of Petroleum Engineers CCUS Technical Section at SPE’s annual meeting.

October 19, 2017 • Adam Wilson • HSE Now
Sustainability

ATCE Opening Session Tackles Economic and Environmental Sustainability

SPE’s annual meeting opened Monday morning with a look at the economic and environmental sustainability of the oil and gas industry.

October 9, 2017 • Adam Wilson • HSE Now
Sustainability

Opening Session Tackles Economic and Environmental Sustainability

SPE’s annual meeting opened Monday morning with a look at the economic and environmental sustainability of the oil and gas industry.

October 8, 2017 • Adam Wilson • Journal of Petroleum Technology
HSE & Sustainability

OTC: Low-Price Environment Affects Safety

The new economic environment known as “lower for longer” has had no small effect on offshore safety, said a panel of experts at the 2017 Offshore Technology Conference.

May 7, 2017 • Adam Wilson • Journal of Petroleum Technology

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