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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The CCUS eMentoring Program connects mentors and mentees, offering valuable insights, networking opportunities, and career advancement for both. Join the CCUS eMentorship program to share knowledge, grow together, and shape the future of CCUS. -
Twenty-seven SPE Sections around the world have been recognized with the 2025 Regional Outstanding Section Award.
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A former CEO of Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd and an SPE Distinguished Member, Mansor was also recognized for recruiting more than 100 members.
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This article is the third in a Q&A series from the SPE Research and Development Technical Section focusing on emerging energy technologies. In this piece, Zikri Bayraktar, a senior machine learning engineer with SLB’s Software Technology and Innovation Center, discusses the expanding use of artificial intelligence in the upstream sector.
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Speakers from various disciplines and professions focus on industry trends, challenges, technology applications and advances. Scheduled DL events are in-person meetings only.
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The SPE Reservoir Technical Discipline and Advisory Committee invite their Reservoir members worldwide to participate in a new survey aimed at assessing the current state of reservoir engineering across industry and academia. Deadline is 21 July 2025.
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An innovative approach uses a random-forest-based framework to link logging-while-drilling and multifrequencey seismic data to enable dynamic updates to lithology parameter predictions, enhancing efficiency and robustness of geosteering applications.
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Nominating a colleague for an SPE award isn’t just a formality—it’s a chance to celebrate impact and build community. Last August, I reflected on the power of forming a “posse” to tackle the process together. In this followup, I offer practical guidance on one of the most critical components of a successful nomination: securing compelling letters of support. From smar…
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The SPE France Section marked a major milestone with its 40th anniversary celebration in March, held at the iconic Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris. This historic venue—dedicated to centuries of engineering excellence—served as a fitting backdrop for an evening that honored legacy, acknowledged present challenges, and explored the evolving role of oil and gas profes…
