SPE News
Leaders of SPE’s Artificial Lift Technical Section outline the group’s mission, recent technical highlights, and a growing slate of global events shaping the future of artificial lift.
SPE’s newest technical community, the Critical Minerals Technical Section, aims to connect petroleum expertise with emerging opportunities to extract lithium, rare earth elements, and other critical minerals from subsurface reservoirs and industrial brines.
Initiative identified as the single highest-priority action to support geothermal capital market creation following a 2-year expert analysis of financial barriers to exponential-scale geothermal development.
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This prestigious award is presented to OTC exhibitors who are revolutionizing the future of offshore energy through technological advancement and innovation. A total of 14 companies, including seven small businesses, were recognized this year for their breakthrough hardware and software technologies. -
At the AAPG Executive Committee meeting on 14 February, several points of concern about the merger plan were expressed and these were subsequently shared with the Steering Committee for assessment. Upon receiving the committee’s responses, the AAPG Executive Committee met on 11 March and a vote to continue work on the merger and proceed to a member vote failed.
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To turn the spotlight on YPs' contributions to the industry, SPE's The Way Ahead Editorial Committee is accepting nominations for "TWA Energy Influencers 2022: Young Professionals Who ENERGIZE Our Industry.”
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The energy transition and digitalization transition are not to be feared. While the rate of change will accelerate, very little of true value will be lost and the transitions instead offer a variety of incremental opportunities, especially for members of the production and facilities community.
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This section lists with regret SPE members who recently passed away.
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There are powerful indicators that the transformation of energy markets is accelerating, even though the world should not decrease its focus on stable oil and gas supply. Our industry will continue to play a strong role in the coming decades to provide sustainable energy.
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This section recognizes SPE members accomplishments and positions within the oil and gas industry.
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Rodolfo Camacho-Velázquez identifies areas of opportunity for future reservoir engineers related to the technical challenges of increased production and recovery of complex conventional and unconventional reservoirs, the application of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies in reservoir subdisciplines, and the energy transition.
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It seems obvious that to manage the reduction of methane emissions an operator needs to measure the emissions, report them accurately, and then take action to mitigate them. But what might seem obvious gets tricky: Just what matters, and how can an operator efficiently and accurately measure those factors?
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With oil prices on the rise and calls for an energy transition growing louder, it's easy to get mixed signals about the future of the oil and gas business. SPE's TD for Production & Facilities Bob Pearson outlines the way forward for the discipline.
