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Amid continued health and travel concerns, the OTC Board of Directors felt this decision was the most feasible and responsible.

The drop in gas prices, although greater than forecast, will not be to the same extent as oil prices.

Shell announced that it will propose appointment of Andrew Mackenzie, SPE, as a nonexecutive director of the company at its 2020 Annual General Meeting. The appointment is to be effective from 1 October.

Quality Companies appointed Derek Bollom as vice president of offshore and offsite operations for Quality Construction and Production. He has more than 16 years of experience in the fabrication and installation of offshore structures and facilities, ranging from project estimation and material procurement, to project management. Bollom was previously operations manage…

Kamel Ben-Naceur is the nominee for 2022 SPE President. He and seven others make up the new slate of nominees recommended for positions open on the SPE Board of Directors.

Edge—or, in-field, device-level—computing is being driven by the need for data from individual wells to be analyzed and processed at the wellsite instead of in data centers for early and accurate decision making.

This section lists with regret SPE members who recently passed away.

Proper lateral and vertical well spacing is critical for efficient development of unconventional reservoirs. Much research has focused on lateral well spacing but little on vertical spacing, which is challenging for stacked-bench plays such as the Permian Basin.

Reviewing a myriad of papers presented at different conferences during the past year, I can group the current trends in heavy-oil operations and research into two major categories: Process optimization and use of chemicals as additives to steam and water.

Steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) performance in bitumen-recovery projects in Alberta is affected by geological deposits, reservoir quality, and operational experience.