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Sustained low oil prices have not yet had a significant effect on many universities’ research and development programs. For now, money allocated by the oil and gas industry in previous years is still available for many institutions. -
After offering incentives to international operators last year to drill in Argentina, the country still has more work to do in attracting foreign investment.
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Numerical models have been used by the oil and gas industry for more than a decade to simulate the mechanical properties of rock, yet many universities only require undergraduate petroleum engineering students to take one or two geology classes.
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Each year, the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) confers its highest honors and awards on members whose outstanding contributions to SPE and the petroleum industry merit special recognition.
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GE Staoil Open Innovation Challenge results in new proppant ideas.
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The 2015 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) will be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston on 28–30 September.
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Petroleum engineering graduates, regardless of their country or university, are facing tougher competition for jobs this year.
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The Texas A&M University team’s 8-ft maroon-colored drilling machine started lowering its bit to the surface of the test rock.
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For years, the oil and gas industry has used autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for simple tasks such as underwater surveys and inspection.
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The US Department of the Interior encourages the practice of baseline groundwater sampling before drilling, according to its recently released hydraulic fracturing regulations.
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