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Nine SPE sections have been awarded the 2021 SPE Presidential Award for Outstanding Section, the highest honor a section can receive. The winning sections are

Find out which SPE members will be recognized during the 2021 Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) in Dubai in September.

SPE Aberdeen recently announced the recipients of 2021 section scholarships for students from Heriot-Watt University, Robert Gordon University, the University of Aberdeen, the University of Dundee, and the University of Strathclyde. A total of 18 students pursuing undergraduate, master’s, or PhD degrees related to the petroleum industry benefited from the program. Stu…

From an optimistic point of view, the season we are in has exposed us to virtual events, which allows for collaboration among sections.

Finalists of the 35th Offshore Achievement Award (OAA) organized by SPE Aberdeen Section have been announced. The OAA rewards innovative technologies introduced by both small and large companies, as well as significant contributions of individuals within the offshore energy industry. The awards are open to all UK-registered companies involved in offshore engineering a…

Fifteen SPE student chapters have been selected for this recognition.

In line with the SPE Diversity and Inclusion Committee goals and under the scope of the Women in Energy program, SPE Qatar Section organized a webinar titled “Women in Oil & Gas Technical Leadership.” The objective of the event is to promote, empower, and inspire women, especially those in the early stage of their careers, students, and female young professionals by p…

The SPE Baghdad Section Awards Ceremony was dedicated to honoring SPE student chapters, engineers, scientists, technologists, petroleum engineering students, and sponsors that exemplified SPE’s mission during 2020. The awards were presented to those groups and individuals that, despite the current difficulties, were able to give the extra effort and provide opportunit…

The newest member of the State University of Campinas (Unicamp) SPE Student Chapter in Brasil, Catarina, is a chatbot based on artificial intelligence. The main responsibility of the virtual assistant is to provide support in different tasks such as helping members in topics related to chapter information and activities, and in making SPE resources easily available. T…

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) announced today that the two organizations are exploring the possibility of becoming one.