SPE event

A diverse group of global upstream oil and gas professionals is attending the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition Monday through Wednesday in San Antonio, Texas.

On 9–11 October, the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) will again assemble exploration and production (E&P) professionals from around the world for the 2017 Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, USA.

SPE’s annual meeting will feature leading executives from Baker Hughes and Devon as well as other industry leaders.

Abstracts are being accepted through October 14 for the next International HSE Conference to be held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in April 2018.

According to Investopedia, in 2015, the oil and gas industry accounted for between 4.6 and 6.5% of the global economy. In a recent discussion I had with a friend, we spoke about the effect this industry has on the lives of so many people.

Petrobras, Wood Group, Shell, BP CEOs are among the industry leaders scheduled to speak at SPE Offshore Europe 2017 in Aberdeen.

Pedro Parente, CEO of Petrobras, and Robin Watson, chief executive of Wood Group, are to speak at the opening plenary session at SPE Offshore Europe 2017, which is being held in Aberdeen from 5–8 September.

A new study questions whether the most widely reported production data is the best indicator of future output.

In the keynote speech at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, author and founder of the Center for Industrial Progress Alex Epstein explained the moral case for fossil fuels.

SPE held its first Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in the Middle East in September, as 7,500 industry professionals from 94 countries met to discuss topics under the theme of “E&P 2.0: Transforming and Shaping the Future.”