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The book Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources: Exploitation and Development received the 2017 PROSE Award for Engineering and Technology. Edited by Nathan Meehan, 2016 SPE president, and Usman Ahmed, the book discusses the latest advances in unconventional resources. Standing for Professional and Scholarly Excellence, PROSE Awards are presented annually by the Associa…

Rex Tillerson, SPE, was appointed US Secretary of State and took the oath of office on 1 February. His predecessor to this position was John Kerry. After being nominated to the position, Tillerson retired as chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Exxon Mobil Corp. at the end of 2016 after a 4-decade career at the company, advancing his planned retirement from t…

Renewable energy is often framed as being at odds with the oil and gas industry, but new price developments in the wind and solar sectors may be changing this paradigm, according to one US energy expert.

The 1996 book, Lean Thinking, introduced lean to mainstream business. Since then, lean has propelled operational excellence in construction, software development, healthcare, financial services, state government, and more.

Asphaltenes represent the heaviest fraction of crude oil, which are known to precipitate when the crude is added to aliphatic solvents such as n-pentane or n-heptane and yet remain soluble in light aromatic solvents such as benzene or toluene.

The current oil and gas commodity prices have posed several challenges to oil and gas companies operating in shale plays trying to generate revenue or even becoming cash neutral.

Early testing suggests that grains of proppant so small they need to be measured in microns can add production by slowing the notoriously rapid declines in unconventional wells.

The 2-year downturn in oil prices has been a challenge for operators and service companies alike, but operators appear to have turned a corner, going by the most recent fourth-quarter earnings.

SPE President Janeen Judah writes, "When the upturn occurs—and it will happen—are we ready to move forward with a next-generation workforce?"

Industry trends in production monitoring and surveillance continue to demonstrate significant input from the academic and research fields, practical applications, and new-technology introduction. Market conditions similar to those of the previous year are driving some of the same discussions.