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Ali Dogru, SPE, Saudi Aramco Fellow and chief technologist at EXPEC Advanced Research Center, and SPE John Franklin Carll Award winner was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering. Dogru was elected for his outstanding achievements in the “development of high-performance computing in hydrocarbon reservoir simulation.” He is internationally renowned in this fi…

As the president of the SPE Foundation, I wanted to provide an update on what the Foundation is doing for SPE. Some history might be helpful to those who are unfamiliar with the Foundation and the important role it plays for SPE members worldwide.

Exxon Mobil Corp. elected Neil Chapman to the position of senior vice president and member of the corporation's management committee. Chapman is currently president of the ExxonMobil Chemical Company. He joined Esso Chemical in 1984 at the Esso refinery in Fawley, UK. He has held a range of senior engineering, operations, planning, and marketing roles in various chemi…

Stork has appointed Donald Brown as asset integrity director for the UK, Middle East, and Africa. Brown will oversee a number of the company's product lines and services; quality services including third-party inspection, heat treatment, monitoring solutions, and cathodic protection and integrity engineering. He has held senior leadership roles over the course of thre…

Unit Corporation named Les Austin as its senior vice president and CFO. Austin holds more than 23 years of energy finance and leadership experience, most recently serving as senior vice president and CFO of Cypress Energy Partners. From 2008 to 2011, he was the senior vice president and chief financial officer of Ram Energy Resources, eventually being promoted to COO …

SPE welcomes 99 members into the Legion of Honor, which observes 50 years of consecutive membership in the Society. Each honoree becomes dues exempt and receives a commemorative plaque marking the milestone. The honorees are listed below under their respective sections.

Applaud excellence in the E&P industry by nominating a colleague for an annual Society of Petroleum Engineers award. SPE Awards recognize expertise and contributions to the upstream oil and gas industry. The 2018 SPE Awards will be presented at the international and regional levels for:

Power Link Cable Solutions provides wireless monitoring of subsea cable operating conditions to help prevent subsea cable damage and minimize downtime and costs in the event of fault, helping offshore facilities operators avoid severe losses from cable failures. Based on PRY-CAM solutions, the service features non-invasive measurement and includes programmed intervent…

DriX is a multi-purpose autonomous unmanned surface vessel (AUSV) optimized for coastal and offshore operations. Consisting of a main body, a mast, and a gondola bolted onto a drop keel, the AUSV is suitable for multiple applications such as exploration, pre-site installation, touchdown monitoring, undersea inspection, Metocean, decommissioning, as well as environment…

Tendeka appointed Brad Baker as its CEO. Baker joined the company after a 27-year career with Baker Hughes, a GE company, having most recently served as vice president of stimulation and production enhancement. He has held a number of global executive roles, where his responsibilities have included large legacy divisions and overseeing international operations, global…