Jeff Spath

Texas A&M University

Mr. Spath is Chair of the Petroleum Engineering Department at Texas A&M University. Previously, he was Chief Executive Officer of the Texas Oil and Gas Institute, and part of the Schlumberger executive management team. Mr. Spath serves as 2014 SPE President.

R&D/innovation

Transforming the Upstream Service Industry To Increase Operator Margins

The upstream industry is undergoing a transformation. Operators and service providers alike are not just tweaking or fine-tuning, they are completely rethinking the way they work.

April 30, 2016 • Jeff Spath • Journal of Petroleum Technology
State of the Society

This is my final column and I will use it to update you on the state of the society in the context of my goals for the year and the status of the strategic initiatives adopted last year by the SPE Board of Directors.

August 31, 2014 • Jeff Spath • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Frontiers in Technology Dissemination

I must write my final column, before next month’s recap, on the most fundamental mission of SPE, our core purpose, our raison d’etre: the dissemination of technology.

July 31, 2014 • Jeff Spath • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Collaboration

One of the personal objectives I took as president was to increase the extent in which SPE collaborates with other professional societies and other industries.

June 30, 2014 • Jeff Spath • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Focus on the Subsea

Over the past 6 months, I’ve talked about several emerging geographic and technology frontiers in the oil and gas industry. One of the most exciting and prolific emerging technology frontiers is also geographic in a way—the seafloor of deepwater basins around the world.

May 31, 2014 • Jeff Spath • Journal of Petroleum Technology
The Progression of the SPE Strategy

As you may remember, SPE adopted a new Strategic Plan in March 2013. Since then, the Board committees and several Board-level work groups have been examining high-priority initiatives.

April 23, 2014 • Jeff Spath • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Focus on the Caspian

For my fourth column on emerging oil and gas frontier regions, I want to focus on the area surrounding the Caspian Sea, the world’s largest inland water body and one of the oldest oil-producing regions.

March 31, 2014 • Jeff Spath • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Trends in Capability Development

This month I want to discuss what has recently become a very popular topic among both industry and academia—developing our talent.

February 28, 2014 • Jeff Spath • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Focus on Myanmar

In this third column on emerging geographic frontiers, I want to focus on what may be the fastest developing country in the Eastern Hemisphere—politically, demographically, and certainly from the standpoint of upstream oil and gas.

January 31, 2014 • Jeff Spath • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Big Data!

“Big data,” once only the concern of database geeks or a marketing technique among retailers, is now part of our mainstream consciousness and vocabulary.

December 31, 2013 • Jeff Spath • Journal of Petroleum Technology

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