Energy Transition
Rita Okoroafor, SPE, reflects on her journey from petroleum engineering to academia, emphasizing how subsurface expertise, curiosity, and collaboration can drive innovation and support the transition to sustainable, low-carbon energy systems.
Breakthroughs in energy, similar to those seen in AI, require coordinated progress across multiple fields and the resolution of structural bottlenecks. As a result, a successful energy transition depends on integrated advances in infrastructure, policy, technology, and investment rather than isolated efforts.
Part two of this three-part series explores the history of 10 years, 2005 to 2014, of the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties.
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Yurii Moroz, SPE, reflects on his career journey from field operations to leading new energy project management including hydrogen, geothermal, CRM, and CCS projects at Ukraine’s largest state-owned gas company. -
While some see CCS as a vital tool for reducing emissions, others are exploring whether its current deployment aligns with long-term climate and clean energy goals.
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A University of Tulsa PhD student Gulnur Ualiyea is advancing CO2 well injection technology through groundbreaking research on downward gas-liquid flow. Her innovative work is gaining global recognition and reshaping the future of sustainable energy.
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Global investment in the energy transition is creating high-demand roles for engineers in solar, wind, and digital energy systems. For YPs and engineers, adapting to this shift means upskilling in cross-disciplinary, digital, and sustainability-focused domains to stay competitive.
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A team from UT Austin won the Blue Hydrogen Student Design Competition, where more than 200 students from three Texas universities designed sustainable hydrogen production processes.
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Organized by YPs for YPs, this initiative offers a safe and inspiring space where learning meets leadership, and where the future of energy is not only discussed, but co-created.
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Presented by the SPE German Section, the webinar will focus on how commercial extraction will require innovative approaches due to the depth and low permeability of key formations in the basin.
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The 3-Minute Thesis competition challenges grad students to ditch the jargon, simplify the science, and captivate a nonspecialist audience—with only one slide and a ticking clock.
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Natural gas has played a key role in reducing emissions and supporting renewable energy, but its continued use as a "bridge fuel" raises concerns about long-term climate impacts, especially due to methane leaks and potential carbon lock-in. Its future depends on context-specific policies, decarbonization incentives, and advances in carbon capture technologies.
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The university has created a unique center to consolidate the efforts of more than 60 researchers working across the hydrogen value chain, including production, storage, transportation, and utilization.
