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The inaugural SPE Kuwait Oil and Gas Show and Conference (KOGS), held 7–10 October 2013 in Kuwait, attracted more than 3,000 delegates representing major oil and gas companies from all over the world.

“Big data,” once only the concern of database geeks or a marketing technique among retailers, is now part of our mainstream consciousness and vocabulary.

Determining the fluid properties of a reservoir by using pressure/volume/temperature (PVT) analysis is essential to petroleum reservoir studies, production equipment design, and reservoir recovery efficiency estimation.

Many operators have a register of flanged connections identified as having fitted stud bolts below acceptable standards and, on many occasions, in critical condition requiring urgent attention.

A critical part of any oilfield production processing is oil and water separation. Although some highly effective demulsifier products for this purpose have been developed for a number of production scenarios, the application of demulsifiers to “heavy” oils remains problematic.

Signs point to sustained strong oil prices this year, levels that will continue to support upstream unconventional projects in North America and elsewhere.

Jeff Spath, 2014 SPE president, recently met with Karen Agustiawan, president, director, and chief executive officer of PT Pertamina, during the SPE/IATMI 2013 Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition (APOGCE), held in October in Jakarta, Indonesia. The conference was a collaboration between SPE and the Society of Indonesian Petroleum Engineers (IATMI). Pertam…

SPE donated USD 5,000 to the Philippines Red Cross to support relief efforts for the victims of typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms on record. The storm hit the central Philippine islands on 8 November 2013, leaving a wide swath of destruction. Thousands were killed and millions displaced.

MICHAEL J. ECONOMIDES, SPE, died 1 December 2013. He was 64. At the time of his death he worked in several capacities, including professor at the Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston; worldwide petroleum consultant; and editor-in-chief of two energy-related publications.

STEPHEN I. CHAZEN, SPE, Occidental Petroleum Corporation’s president and chief executive officer (CEO), was elected chairman of the American Petroleum Institute’s board of directors. This elected 1-year position was effective 1 January 2014. He has more than 40 years’ industry experience. Chazen joined Occidental Petroleum in 1994 as executive vice president–corporate…