SPE News
SPE Offshore Europe 2027 has unveiled its conference theme, “(Em)Powering Europe: Securing Our Energy Future,” and opened the call for technical paper proposals for the Aberdeen event.
SPE welcomes 261 members into the Legion of Honor recognizing 50 years of consecutive membership in the Society.
Flow measurement touches almost every phase of oil and gas operations. Yet the industry still struggles to distinguish between what is directly measured, what is inferred, and what is estimated through models, correlations, or assumptions. That distinction matters. A measurement does not need to be perfect to be useful, but it must be fit for purpose.
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SPE is accepting nominations for its annual awards, including international and regional Health, Safety, and Environment awards and Sustainability and Stewardship awards. The deadline for international award nominations is 15 February, and the deadline for regional award nominations is 1 March. -
“Opening our sails” is a metaphor that the worst of the storm has passed or is passing, and it is time to get ourselves shipshape, making necessary repairs and preparations, and get back on course.
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This section lists with regret SPE members who recently passed away.
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Charles Bare, 1979 SPE President and an Honorary Member of the Society, died 25 October. He was 88.
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I begin this column by saying that after attending several recent SPE events filled with students and professionals, all virtual of course, that I have seen the very best of us as members of SPE. To a person, you all have been nothing short of inspiring.
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Peer review is a demanding and time-consuming task. SPE’s A Peer Apart award recognizes those dedicated individuals involved in the review of 100 or more papers for SPE’s peer-reviewed journals.
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Ford Brett, SPE, was recognized with the 2020 American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) Presidential Citation. The award recognizes extraordinary and dedicated service to further the goals, purposes, and traditions of AIME.
