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When a gas lift system starts performing poorly, there is a good chance no one will notice. It is not an event that demands attention like a broken pump. A gas lift system will continue injecting gas into wells and oil will continue to come out. Just not as much oil as there could be.

The United States’ liquids-rich shale experience has been dominated by three major plays: the Eagle Ford Shale in south Texas, the Permian Basin in west Texas, and the Bakken Shale that straddles North Dakota and Montana.

The 2014 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) in Amsterdam drew people from all over the world, covered global themes, and focused on the triumphs, challenges, and remaining opportunities for the North Sea.

Verbeek encourages the submission of discussions on peer reviewed papers and introduces the four papers for this month -- three on subsea topics and one on an innovative EOR process in a mature field.

Petroleum engineering students at the University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM) in Maputo, Mozambique recently started the country’s first SPE student chapter. The chapter comprises 44 members and includes the first class of students to enroll in an advanced-degree petroleum engineering program at an institution in Mozambique.

Every year, SPE recognizes members who have made an exceptional effort to ensure the technical excellence of its peer-reviewed journals. For their contributions, the following individuals are recipients of the 2014 SPE Outstanding Technical Editor Awards.

Young professionals (YPs) from the SPE Aberdeen Section participated in the section’s first interdisciplinary networking and professional development event, held on 22 October at the offices of Centrica Energy in Aberdeen, UK.

Africa’s first SPE health, safety, and environment (HSE) conference took place 15–17 September at the Polana Serena Hotel in Maputo, Mozambique.

ZARA KHATIB, SPE, died on 30 September at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. She was 61 years old. At the time of her death, Khatib was working as managing director and chief technology officer at Smart Energy Engineering Consultancy, based in Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi.

Electromagnetic Geoservices signed a USD-3.5-million data-licensing agreement with an unnamed customer for the provision of 3D electromagnetic data from its multiclient data library. This agreement will provide the customer with data on the Barents Sea.