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Under the banner of SPECares the SPE Indian Institute of Technology Indian School of Mines [IIT (ISM)], Dhanbad, Student Chapter in India has joined hands with Sarthak, a unique mentoring program tailored to the needs of children from low income communities. In the pursuit of empowering millennials for a better tomorrow, the program started in February with 12 enthusi…

At the recently held Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, several universities from around the word showcased their current and planned research projects that are relevant to offshore technology in a special event called University R&D Showcase.

As the petroleum engineering discipline embarks on its second century of existence, what changes will academia make to keep up with the times?

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Heriot-Watt University announced that it was awarded £1.25 million by BP to continue its energy economics research and as the partner for its annual energy benchmark reports, the BP Statistical Review of World Energy and the BP Energy Outlook.

SPE conducted the 2017 International Student Paper Contests (SPC) during the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) held in San Antonio, Texas, in October. The technical paper contests are conducted under the Undergraduate, Master’s, and PhD categories, with each category having three winners. This year’s winners are:

The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) SPE student chapter won the 2017 PetroBowl championship, defeating the University of Benin team. UNAM was also the winner of the championship in 2015. The University of Oklahoma team came in third.

Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) SPE Fest 2017 is the university’s third International Oil and Gas Technical Festival under the maxim of “Irradiating Brilliance” and will be held 3–5 November. It is planned to be a platform for the coming generation of petroleum engineers to explore new horizons in the fields of oil and gas.

Himchand Persad is a second year petroleum engineering honors student at the University of Texas at Austin. He is an international student from the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago, and is actively involved in a number of energy and community outreach ventures.

Thirty-seven SPE student chapters across the world have won the 2017 Outstanding Student Chapter Award. The award recognizes chapters whose programs, activities, and levels of participation distinguish them from other chapters. Scoring assigns weightages of 30% each for industry engagement and operations planning, 15% each for community involvement and innovation, and…