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The collaborative series between TWA and SPE Student Chapters, “TWA Student Chapter Spotlight,” aims to feature award-winning SPE student chapters from around the world. Each article in the series will spotlight a student chapter and share some of the chapter’s main events and activities recently held.

For students, an internship has always been more than just a summer job. It is an opportunity to connect with the real world and experience the rush of working in the industry environment. Typical internships don’t only involve technical knowledge; they often involve opportunities to network, broaden business knowledge, and tackle challenging projects in the field.

After months of quarantine, the University of Belgrade, Serbia, celebrated the official launching of the SPE Student Chapter on 18 June.

When it comes to exploration and production, well-rounded petroleum engineers are the best candidates for finding out why something is happening, how it is happening, and what you can do to better your wells.

A discussion on the different types interference effects during hydraulic fracturing, focusing on cluster design and well spacing.

PetroBowl is a fast-paced, quiz-bowl-style competition between SPE student chapters from around the world covering technical and nontechnical topics related to petroleum engineering. During the 2019 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in Calgary, LSU emerged as the world champions.

The new collaborative series between TWA and SPE Student Chapters, “TWA Student Chapter Spotlight,” aims to feature award-winning SPE student chapters from around the world throughout the year. Each article in the series will spotlight a student chapter and share its successes, challenges, and innovative practices.

This article highlights interesting applications of machine learning in the oil and gas industry in drilling, formation evaluation, and reservoir engineering. Each project uses a data-driven model to solve a previously complex problem using machine learning to augment an existing solution.

[Student and professional volunteers who participated in the Energy4me event.]

Considering most of the rigs deal with human-machine interface systems, the role of human factors is at the heart of any successful operation. Eye-tracking technology can be useful in real-time operation centers where ocular movement data can improve the professionals’ performance.