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Greenland opened three new offshore areas for application of oil and gas exploitation licenses off West Greenland. The areas are Baffin Bay, Disko West, and Davis Strait.

One person who has given a lot of thought to what the oil and gas industry might look like when it can no longer count on a growing consumption from the transport sector is Iskander Diyashev, an instructor for PetroSkills and a former SPE Director who is serving as an SPE Distinguished Lecturer in 2017–18 for the second time. His current lecture topic is The Future of…

Beach Energy plans to drill at its ­Artisan-1 well about 32 km offshore Victoria, Australia, in the Otway basin, before the end of 2021. The well was delayed due to COVID-19.

Where does energy come from? How is it used? What is the cost and impact on our environment? These are common questions that, for the most part, are misunderstood and poorly communicated. Today, there is more concern about the effects of climate change, energy mix diversification, and sustainability than in any other generation. There is a lot of information in the pu…

Clarence N. (Tom) Tinker, life member of SPE, and a geology evangelist died 11 March.

SPE’s third-largest section continues to reinvent itself. Chaired by Laura Weeden of Canwhite Sands, the section prides itself on following the SPE International mission and vision. The section boasts 11 special interest groups (SIGs) overseen by Silviu Livescu of Baker Hughes and run by approximately 40 dedicated volunteers who organize weekly technical events. In ad…

Drilling waste management company TWMA appointed Halle Aslaksen as CEO. Aslaksen joins the company from the Norwegian hydropower operator Småkraft, where he served as CEO. He was previously CEO at TCO and president of ALTUS Intervention in Scandinavia. Aslaksen has more than 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and worked across various roles at Smith In…

Small plastic cups filled with different colors of sand, a Slinky spring toy, two foam cups, a sponge, plastic straws, and a plastic baggie. These elements may sound like items on a scavenger hunt list, but they are supplies needed for a completely different type of endeavor—discovering a career in the oil and gas industry.

Noble Corp. announced that Robert W. Eifler, SPE, will succeed Julie J. Robertson as president and CEO of the company at the close of the company's next annual general meeting of shareholders. Robertson will resign as president and CEO and will become executive chairman of the company's board of directors. Eifler will stand for election to the board of directors.

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