Linda Battalora

Teaching Professor Colorado School of Mines

Linda Battalora, SPE, is the SPE Health, Safety, Environment, and Sustainability Technical Director and the past chair of the Methane Technical Section, Sustainable Development Technical Section, and Diversity and Inclusion Committee. She is a teaching professor in the Petroleum Engineering Department at the Colorado School of Mines.

HSE & Sustainability

From Mandate to Momentum: Methane Regulation, Measurement, and Market Opportunity

This article from the SPE Sustainable Development Technical Section (SDTS) explores how the next phase of methane performance will be defined less by pledges and more by measurement, response, and verifiable results.

April 20, 2026 • Willow Liu • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Health, Safety, and Environment-2024

This year’s Health, Safety, and Environment Technical Focus feature showcases industry advancements in sustainability practices through use of new digital technologies and circular economy, decarbonization, ecosystem, and biodiversity principles.

August 1, 2024 • Linda Battalora • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Health, Safety, and Environment-2023

This year’s HSE Technical Focus feature showcases environmental sustainability. Offshore hybrid renewable power generation, electrically driven well abandonment in urban and natural settings, and the use of remotely controlled, low-carbon-footprint underwater intervention/inspection drones demonstrate HSE-conscious planning and successful implementation in the field.

August 1, 2023 • Linda Battalora • Journal of Petroleum Technology
SPE News

SPE Diversity and Inclusion Committee at 2022 ATCE: Highlights of Our Service

A summary of the committee’s activities was presented at the 2022 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition.

December 1, 2022 • Patricia E. Carreras • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Human resources

21st-Century Jobs in the Oil and Gas Industry—The Role of Competency Matrices and CMT in Addressing Skills Gaps

How to use the new SPE Competency Matrices to prepare for the SPE Certification Exam and the SPE Competency Management Tool to address skills gaps to excel in the energy industry in the 21st century.

April 1, 2022 • Babatunde Anifowose • Journal of Petroleum Technology