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Join us in congratulating the International Award recipients.
Six SPE geographical sections across the world have won the 2026 Presidential Award for Outstanding Section.
These awards recognize those members who have contributed exceptional service and leadership to the Society, as well as those who have made major professional contributions to their technical disciplines at the regional level.
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This section recognizes SPE members accomplishments and positions within the oil and gas industry. -
The newly formed SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technical Section is working on a project to identify a set of best practices for completions engineers. Once completed, they will be accessible to the entire SPE technical community.
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This section lists with regret SPE members who recently passed away.
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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 2021 Outstanding Technical Reviewer Award.
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This section lists with regret SPE members who recently passed away.
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SPE welcomes 158 members into the Legion of Honor recognizing 50 years of consecutive membership in the Society. Each honoree is bestowed Lifetime membership and annual VIP registration to ATCE to mark the milestone achievement. The honorees are listed below under their respective sections.
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Kamel Ben-Naceur sees petroleum engineering as essential to the energy transition not only because of the continued role that oil and gas will play in the energy mix moving forward but also because the skills of the profession are foundational and transferable.
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The ATCE Startup Village is a partnership between SPE and the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship at Rice University. Find out which firms took this year's top honors during the annual competition.
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This section lists with regret SPE members who recently passed away.
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This year, six individuals join this elite group, bringing the total membership of A Peer Apart honorees to 192 dedicated members.
