diversity and inclusion

Panelists from energy companies around the globe gathered to share their personal and company’s experiences in community engagement.

A summary of the committee’s activities was presented at the 2022 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition.

The Offshore Technology Conference drew nearly 25,000 participants, showing renewed interest in in-person meetings following the successful ADIPEC and IPTC conferences.

Highlights of what the US oil and gas chief said to SPE members at the recent Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference.

The continued collaboration of the oil and gas industry with other technological sectors is crucial for its success. SPE has itself been a catalyst for collaboration in the industry through the events it organizes and with other societies to bring together practitioners from different disciplines.

In 2020, SPE’s Business, Management, and Leadership Committee conducted a survey on diversity and inclusion in the oil and gas industry. In 2017, consulting firm Deloitte conducted a similar survey. Combined, these surveys provide a close look at diversity in the workplace and how to foster it.

This paper describes diversity and inclusion in its broadest sense and its benefits and challenges within the context of the oil and gas industry, in particular with regard to petroleum engineering and subsurface teams.

Times are turbulent across the globe as the ongoing responses to the pandemic remain varied. The oil and gas industry—and SPE members—remain affected personally and professionally by its effects on the supply/demand balance, the oil price, and the energy transition.

An interview with Reem Al Ghanim, head of human resources and support services–chemical division at Saudi Aramco.

The oil and gas industry has increased financial security for many by providing well-paying jobs, yet those opportunities have not been available to all. How can the industry increase diversity and access to well-paying jobs for women, African-Americans, and other under-represented groups?