Business/economics
In complex energy projects, technical excellence alone is not enough—successful delivery depends on disciplined execution skills such as scope clarity, realistic scheduling, stakeholder coordination, and proactive risk management, particularly for young professionals turning concepts into real-world results.
The event on 14 January in Houston will bring together leading economists and industry leaders and will debut the North American edition of Energython, “Molecule to Megabyte,” a business case challenge for students focused on gas-to-data-center solutions.
The plan seeks to train the next generation of clean-energy workers, aiming to double employment in the sector to 860,000 by 2030.
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Following the 2014 oil price crash, the industry focused on capital discipline, leading to the “Great Moderation.” After almost 8 years of companies cutting costs rather than growing production, renewed optimism in the industry is set to drive capital spend upwards. -
Sustainable investing has various definitions depending on who is asked. There is evidence to suggest that there may be a disconnect between the current ESG reporting and innovation for sustainability.
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Some are better at coming up with ideas, others are better at converting them into reality. Innovation needs both.
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As the oil and gas industry faces persistent pressure to cut down emissions, service companies are seeing opportunities offered by the energy transition. The article looks at how service providers are reshaping their technology stack and service portfolios to cater to the changing needs of the operators.
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The world is not running out of gas. At almost 400 bcfd, global production exceeded consumption in 2021. The problem is seasonality and geography. Both of these challenges can be addressed through infrastructure investment.
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SPE young professionals and students face different challenges and have different opportunities than previous generations. A combined organization would be the professional community of choice for a generation of professionals who are committed to driving long-term change across the energy sector.
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Duc Lam, CEO, TechUSI, shares his experience starting the company and offers his advice to other young professionals who want to become entrepreneurs.
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A look at the evolution of the oil and gas industry in the past two decades and how that will impact young petroleum professionals.
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ESG has become an important aspect of water resource management in oil and gas operations in the Permian Basin.
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To meet ambitious net zero targets, existing and new technologies will need to be deployed at a pace and scale far beyond anything previously imagined or experienced. This creates enormous challenges for supply chains that do not currently exist at scale—or exist at all.
