SPE News
SPE Journal is seeking submissions for a special issue on sustainable enhanced oil recovery (EOR), highlighting innovations that boost oil recovery while reducing CO2 emissions and environmental impact. The Call for Papers opens on 15 October 2026.
From scholarships and Distinguished Lecturers to SPE.org and technical resources, the SPE Foundation quietly shaped the member experience for nearly 50 years. This retrospective explores its legacy as its mission continues within SPEI.
The Acid Stimulation Technical Section aims to provide a global home for engineers, scientists, researchers, and practitioners working on acid stimulation in carbonate and sandstone reservoirs.
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Panelists at the SPE Subsea Well Intervention Symposium discussed where AI is delivering value today, where risks remain, and how engineers can best determine its usefulness. -
The university has launched a $5 million campaign to establish the Mohan Kelkar Chair, an endowed position that will support petroleum engineering education, research, and graduate mentorship for future generations.
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Honorees Rajan Chokshi and Mike Poythress say the guidance they received, and later shared with others, helped shape decades of innovation and leadership in artificial lift.
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SPE Gulf Coast Section’s Career Advancement Network successfully expanded its reach into the geosciences community at IMAGE 2026, connecting 217 job seekers with employers and demonstrating growing demand for in-person energy industry hiring events.
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While equipment run life and reliability remain core concerns, experts say operators are increasingly turning to real-time surveillance and autonomous optimization to unlock new production gains.
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The SPE A Peer Apart award recognizes those dedicated individuals involved in the review of 100 or more papers for SPE Journal. This year, 11 individuals joined this elite group, bringing the total number of A Peer Apart honorees to 246 dedicated members.
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Zaki Bassiouni, the former dean of LSU's College of Engineering, passed 8 July.
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This section lists with regret SPE members who recently passed away.
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2027 SPE President C. Susan Howes discusses her vision for SPE, highlighting the Society’s role in professional growth and the development of future energy leaders. In this JPT interview, she explains why investing in people is key to the future of the energy industry.
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This article from the SPE Research and Development Technical Section offers new insights to how the upstream industry can benefit from the emergence of quantum computing.
