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Leaders of SPE’s Artificial Lift Technical Section outline the group’s mission, recent technical highlights, and a growing slate of global events shaping the future of artificial lift.
SPE’s newest technical community, the Critical Minerals Technical Section, aims to connect petroleum expertise with emerging opportunities to extract lithium, rare earth elements, and other critical minerals from subsurface reservoirs and industrial brines.
Initiative identified as the single highest-priority action to support geothermal capital market creation following a 2-year expert analysis of financial barriers to exponential-scale geothermal development.
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The meeting of leaders, experts, and stakeholders emphasized the urgency of addressing greenhouse-gas emissions to mitigate climate change and align with global sustainability goals. -
TWA Energy Influencers Nihal Darraj, Sayanima Kisku, Ismaila Ibrahim, Olawale Ajayi, and Gabrijel Grubac reflect on the significance of the TWA Energy Influencer award and how it has helped their professional journey. The deadline for 2025 nominations is 1 July 2025.
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Commercial diver Chris Lemons will speak at this year’s conference for an exclusive keynote recounting one of the most extraordinary survival stories in the history of offshore operations.
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This comprehensive review of stuck pipe prediction methods focuses on data frequency, approach to variable selection, types of predictive models, interpretability, and performance assessment with the aim of providing improved guidelines for prediction that can be extended to other drilling abnormalities, such as lost circulation and drilling dysfunctions.
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Amia Morgan, SPE, highlights this event designed to bring together students, young professionals, and seasoned industry experts to foster mentorship, inspire the next generation of STEM leaders, and promote inclusivity.
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Starting in May, the same trusted content will be available exclusively as web articles.
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C. Susan Howes is the nominee for 2027 SPE President. She and four others make up the new slate of nominees recommended for positions open on the SPE International Board of Directors.
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This section lists with regret SPE members who recently passed away.
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The second annual event included visits from two SPE Distinguished Lecturers and 2024 SPE President Terry Palisch.
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SPE has unveiled a new optional tagline—Solutions. People. Energy.—designed to emphasize the Society’s mission of sharing innovative solutions, empowering members, and addressing the global demand for sustainable energy.
