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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From the beginning, SPE has focused on knowledge dissemination in four fundamental areas, which I refer to as the core disciplines: drilling, completions, reservoir (including geosciences), and production operations. -
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Two key themes have underpinned the advancement of human society: innovative technologies and an abundance of energy. The people working at the intersection of these two continue to shape and influence our collective future. These people are “Energy Influencers.”
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Giovanni Paccaloni, 2005 SPE President and a towering mentor and inspirational figure for SPE young professionals, died 28 May. He was 75. An Honorary Member of SPE, Paccaloni helped launch many successful, legacy SPE young professional (YP) programs.
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SPE leaders share their insights on how COVID-19 and the low oil price environment are affecting the oil and gas workforce, the SPE, and future industry interaction, including academia.
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William Benjamin (Ben) Cline IV, SPE, died 19 April. He was 87. Cline is the cofounder of Gaffney, Cline & Associates, an international oil and gas consultancy. A longstanding SPE member, Cline was a petroleum engineer of many accomplishments, a consummate problem solver, and a mentor and friend to many in the international oil and gas community.
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Valery I. Graifer, SPE Honorary Member and a founding father of the Russian oil industry, died 24 April. He was 90. Graifer was the chairman of the board of directors of Lukoil.
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No company or organization could have predicted our industry would be facing a viral pandemic, coupled with oil prices at their lowest levels in almost 2 decades. This is a time to put our heads together and come up with a new plan. This is what oil and gas does best.
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Planning has begun for the 2021 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) after the cancellation of the 2020 OTC, which was to take place in Houston from 4–7 May. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and continued health and travel concerns, the OTC Board of Directors felt this decision was the most feasible and responsible for staff, exhibitors, partners, attendees, and the …
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