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More than 130 professionals comprising geoscientists and engineers, government officials, executives of public and private operating firms and service companies met in May in Manta, Ecuador, for a workshop on enhanced oil recovery (EOR). The workshop, titled “EOR: Technical and Managerial Framework for Ensuring a Successful Implementation,” covered the successful impl…

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Momentum appears to be growing for a proposal that would more fully open Mexico to outside oil and gas investment. The move could offer attractive upstream opportunities to operators and the service sector, and intends to rescue Mexico’s steeply declining production.

Over the next year, I will use this monthly column to offer my thoughts on emerging frontiers—geographic as well as technological.

In response to the need for emotional intelligence and soft skills, the SPE Soft Skills Council proposes a competency matrix as a tool to identify skills gaps at various stages of one's career.

Many segments of the oil and gas production industry need improvements in water filtration over traditional methods.

John M. Campbell Sr., an internationally renowned expert in the petroleum industry who served as chairman of the University of Oklahoma’s School of Petroleum Engineering, died 24 August 2013, at his home in Norman, Oklahoma, after a brief illness. He was 91.

To help create public awareness and promote education around a key challenge in the industry, SPE launched a new website devoted to factual, transparent information about hydraulic fracturing.

SPE is now accepting nominations for the 2015 Board of Directors. The deadline for 2016 presidential nominations is 1 December 2013. The deadline for At-Large, Regional and Technical Director nominations is 15 December 2013. Please visit http://www.spe.org/about/nominate.php to complete the online nomination form.

This month's papers cover development choices for an offshore field, cost-estimating errors when planning compressor stations, and the engineering aspects of smart fields.