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Carl Wiseheart Sherman, who held prominent positions in engineering, academia, and government, and was a former chair of the SPE Illinois Basin Section, died 5 August 2013. He was 90.

SPE created the A Peer Apart program to recognize dedicated individuals who have been involved in the peer review of 100 or more technical papers. Members who commit their time to review papers make substantial contributions to the industry’s literature by helping to ensure that the papers published in SPE’s technical journals are of the highest quality. Over time, th…

An SPE young professionals workshop held 17–20 November in Bangkok, Thailand, attracted 72 attendees representing 14 organizations and seven countries.

Every year, SPE recognizes members who have made an exceptional effort to ensure the technical excellence of the Society’s peer-reviewed journals. For their contributions, the following individuals are recipients of the 2013 Outstanding Technical Editor Award.

SPE delegates met with representatives of the Myanmar Ministry of Energy and the Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE) in Yangon in September. Among the items discussed were the potential for establishing an SPE section in Myanmar, and how the technical interests of MOGE could be served by SPE’s technical resources. Seven companies operating in the southeast Asian coun…

The oil and gas E&P industry faces big challenges to meet the world’s growing energy needs and the solutions are uncertain. For that reason, SPE is holding a Research and Development (R&D) Competition to encourage researchers from the basic sciences and other engineering disciplines to engage these challenges. The competition focuses on six Grand Challenges identified…

OceanWorks, a subsea solution engineering company, appointed Glen Viau to the position of president. Based out of the company's Vancouver office, Viau will oversee the company's submarine rescue systems, seafloor observatory systems, and subsea systems departments for the oil and gas market, among other things. He holds more than 24 years of experience in the subsea t…

SPE has honored several university professors for their excellence in teaching and efforts to recruit faculty and students to petroleum engineering schools.

Sevan Marine named Reese McNeel as its chief executive officer (CEO) effective 1 January 2017. McNeel is currently the company's chief financial officer (CFO) and will continue in the role after assuming CEO duties. McNeel has previous experience in several interim finance management positions, including a stint as interim CFO at Sevan Marine in 2001. He previously se…

Steen Karstensen was appointed as chief executive officer of Maersk Supply Service effective October 24. Karstensen joined Maersk in 1986 and has spent the last 30 years with the company, working in procurement, logistics, supply chain, in-house consultancy, and other crossfunctional areas. Karstensen previously served as the company's chief procurement officer, overs…