SPE News
The SPE Management Technical Section has been officially renamed the Asset Management Technical Section. The new name better reflects the section’s focus on asset management as a core discipline in the upstream oil and gas industry.
The Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp.) and Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Asia Pacific signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the development of a future-ready energy workforce and strengthen Malaysia’s position as a regional hub for technical expertise and innovation.
This article is the fourth in a Q&A series from the SPE Research and Development Technical Section focusing on emerging energy technologies. In this piece, David Reid, the CTO and CMO for NOV, discusses the evolution and current state of automated drilling systems.
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Fourteen SPE student chapters, ranging by category and size, have been selected for recognition. -
This paper presents a comprehensive literature review of perforate, wash, and cement techniques that compares new methods with traditional ones and uses field cases and computational fluid dynamics to find the most cost- and time-effective practices without sacrificing safety.
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Organized by YPs for YPs, this initiative offers a safe and inspiring space where learning meets leadership, and where the future of energy is not only discussed, but co-created.
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The urgency of methane emissions reduction in the oil and gas sector demands a strategic approach to change management. Success hinges on fostering a shift in industry mindset, where emissions reduction is embedded into operational design and decision-making rather than seen as a regulatory burden.
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This study combines preshear degradation, permeability, and oil presence effects to evaluate and improve polymer injectivity using acrylamido tertiary butyl sulfonate (ATBS) polymer in carbonate rock.
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Gautam Swami, manager of corporate R&D at NOV and SPE member, shares his experiences in building a career in oil and gas R&D, discusses how innovation is shaping the industry, and offers guidance to young professionals.
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This paper presents a fundamental research study with the main objective of building a mechanistic numerical model that captures the important mechanisms of polymer flooding through various mechanistic equations using a combined reservoir flow and geochemical numerical simulator.
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Forty-eight SPE student chapters around the world have been recognized with the 2025 Regional Outstanding Student Chapter Award.
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The memorandum of understanding aims to foster knowledge exchange and seek synergies in technical activities and projects relevant to the oil and gas industry.
