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Engineers in the oil and gas industry make tough decisions for a wide variety of issues, including risk and safety, and about design and other types of tradeoffs, as well as operational assessments.

An interview with Joe Leimkuhler of Shell and Greg Leveille of ConocoPhillips on unconventional resources development.

Produced water and its treatment and management are growing challenges in all producing regions.

Investments in floating production systems are expected to increase sharply over the next five years, driven by a surge in installations.

2012 SPE President Ganesh Thakur offers his “unconventional” views.

Materials smaller than the width of a human hair are contributing to improved hydraulic fracturing and other areas of oil and gas technology.

Neeraj Gupta of the Battelle Memorial Institute and Nigel Jenvey of Maersk Oil and Gas comment on technology applications for carbon emission control and enhanced oil recovery.

A brief introduction to the subject regions, highlighting some key differences with respect to other known basins as well as the size of the prize, is followed by a focus on fluid properties’ role in terms of field development and uncertainty reduction.

2011 SPE President Alain Labastie discusses the importance of our industry and the challenges that lie ahead.

Otto Alcantara Santos, Petrobras, discussed the extensive training program for development of the company's engineers and the positive results it has produced.