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SPE's new Asset Integrity Technical Section brings together industry experts to advance best practices in reliability engineering, asset integrity, risk reduction, and infrastructure performance. The global community will focus on the safe, reliable, and sustainable operation of energy assets across both traditional and emerging energy sectors.
This section lists with regret SPE members who recently passed away.
Technical sections offer SPE members a powerful way to learn, share, connect, and grow. From webinars and awards to student programs and global networking, these communities provide opportunities to build technical expertise and lasting professional relationships. Discover why they may be one of SPE’s most valuable member benefits.
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The SPE Board of Directors has approved important changes to the Management and Information technical discipline.
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Every year, SPE recognizes members who have made an exceptional effort to ensure the technical excellence of the Society’s peer-reviewed journals. For their contributions, the following individuals are recipients of the 2019 Outstanding Technical Reviewer Award.
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The Oil and Gas Reserves Committee (OGRC), which is responsible for programs involving oil and gas reserves and resources matters, has been actively promoting understanding of the updated Petroleum Resources Management System.
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Marvin Gearhart, a pioneer in measurements-while-drilling (MWD) and loggingwhile-drilling (LWD) technologies for the oil and gas industry, and a JPT Legends of Drilling honoree, died 20 July. He was 92.
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SPE is pleased to announce the launch of our podcast series, bringing you a variety of topics from across SPE's vast universe of members, programs, and services. We're excited to speak with industry experts, hear from SPE's President, share member stories, discuss industry contributions for a more sustainable world, and much more. Expect a new episode every 1-2 weeks …
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William D. (Bill) McCain, Jr., a 50-year veteran of the oil and gas industry and academia, and 2019 SPE Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award winner, died 20 September. He was 86.
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SPE welcomes 86 members into the Legion of Honor, which observes 50 years of consecutive membership in the Society. Each honoree becomes dues-exempt and receives a commemorative plaque marking the milestone. The honorees are listed below under their respective sections.
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Several SPE sections have received recognition for outstanding contributions to the association. Nine SPE sections have been awarded the 2019 SPE Presidential Award for Outstanding Section, the highest honor a section can receive. These sections form the highest-ranked 5% of SPE’s 203 sections around the world. Formerly known as the President’s Award for Section Excel…
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The latest edition of Journal Citation Reports® 2019 was recently released, and according to the report, SPE’s peer-reviewed journals have significantly improved their impact factors. This is the first time that all of SPE's journals had an impact factor greater than 1.
