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SPE’s technical directors are focused on problems that require working outside the bounds of their discipline.

An ongoing research project started nearly 3 years ago by the US Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is shedding new light on what really happens to foamed cement as it is pumped deep down offshore wells during completions.

The industry’s continued migration into deeper, hotter, and more unconventional oil and gas reservoirs carries the potential for significant financial rewards and major economic risks.

The annual OTC awards program recognizes 15 innovative technologies and showcases the latest advances in offshore exploration and production.

Looking after the human factors in daily operations is good business because it increases employee safety and improves work performance.

The volatility of oil prices facing companies will be among the challenges addressed at the conference. A new event called d5 aims to spark creativity and innovation in the industry.

The Caspian Sea region is once again becoming one of the globe’s important frontiers in oil and gas production. Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan are in the midst of intensive efforts to underpin their developing economies by increased exploitation of massive reserves.

Shell undertook a 5-year program to address some of the universal challenges of competence management along with several internal improvement opportunities. The result has been the global implementation of a strategic solution that fundamentally reshaped how competence is managed within the company.

Concerned about the long-term impact of the current oil recession, SPE’s seven technical directors give their outlook for the coming year.

It was my pleasure to go through 169 papers submitted to SPE in this field over the past year and select three for inclusion in this issue as well as three for additional reading.