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Melody Meyer, SPE, will retire from Chevron as president of Asia Pacific exploration and production effective 1 June, after a 37-year career with the company. She will be succeeded by Stephen Green. In her recent years with Chevron, Meyer played an important role in advancing the company’s Gorgon and Wheatstone projects in Australia, the Chuandongbei project in China,…

Richard Dyson was named chief executive officer of io oil & gas consulting, an independent venture backed by GE Oil & Gas and McDermott. Dyson will be based in the company's head office in London and oversee its global operations, which include offices in Houston and Perth. Dyson has previously held various leadership roles, including the oversight of io's operations …

Sanchez Energy named Howard Thill as executive vice president and chief financial officer. He will oversee the company's financial reporting, accounting, treasury, tax, and communications functions while developing and implementing corporate development, investor relations, and financial strategies.

SPE’s New Delhi Section (SPENDsec) sponsored a field trip recently to Block RJ-ON-90/1 in the Barmer basin area in Rajasthan, India. The total area of Block RJ-ON-90/1 is approximately 3,111 km2. It covers parts of the Baitu, Barmer, and Gudamalani areas in the Barmer district and Sanchor and Bagoda in the Jalor district. This onshore block in the northwest of the cou…

Ganesh Thakur, 2012 SPE President, was elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Thakur is president of Thakur Services. He was elected for his leadership in the implementation of integrated reservoir management techniques. His work is well-recognized in the emergence of reservoir management as an interdisciplinary practice. He is widely published and has served…

T. Don Stacy, SPE, died on 3 October 2014 in Houston, Texas. He was 80 years old. Stacy served as SPE president in 1983 and as vice president of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) in 1985. Several significant events occurred during Stacy’s tenure as SPE president. In 1983, ground was broken in Richardson, Texas, for SPE’s n…

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

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.

SPE donated USD 10,000 to the US National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (known as the CDC Foundation) to aid the organization in its fight against the Ebola virus in Liberia.

Behrooz Fattahi, 2010 SPE President and 2014 American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) President, was honored with the Orange County Engineering Council President’s Award. He is the president of EnerTrain Institute, which provides heavy oil recovery training and consulting. He has more than 37 years of experience in the industry and m…