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A new SPE student chapter was born at the International University of Technology Twintech (IUTT) in Sana’a, the capital of Yemen, on 15 October. This is the first student chapter in the city and the second in the country.

Gender diversity and inclusion in the oil and gas industry has been widely promoted in the last decade to advance women in leadership roles. Following this, the SPE Java Section launched an initiative to encourage and empower women in the industry.

The year 2020 was unique and challenging for the world and for many people in multiple sectors, including students. It is well known that most countries have implemented social distancing measures to control the virus; these measures have impacted not only the oil and gas industry, but also many universities and educational centers that have adapted courses and classe…

Times are turbulent across the globe as the ongoing responses to the pandemic remain varied. The oil and gas industry—and SPE members—remain affected personally and professionally by its effects on the supply/demand balance, the oil price, and the energy transition.

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.

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.

Promoting gender diversity and inclusion in the oil and gas industry is the main objective of the SPE Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Standing Committee, which was launched after this year’s SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. Previously known as the Women in Energy Committee, the expanded D&I Committee aims to leverage the existing D&I network and expand it…

I begin this column by saying that after attending several recent SPE events filled with students and professionals, all virtual of course, that I have seen the very best of us as members of SPE. To a person, you all have been nothing short of inspiring.

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.

This is a particularly hard column to prepare. It is early October and I had hoped to tell you how being an SPE member and being an active part of SPE was part of your professional responsibilities/duty. It is, but we will save that discussion for later.