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SPE to Honor Award Recipients and Distinguished Members at ATCE 2006

RICHARDSON, Texas, USA (25 September 2006) – The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) recognizes E&P industry professionals from across the globe at the 2006 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE), 24-27 September in San Antonio, Texas, USA, for their outstanding contributions to SPE, their communities and the oil and gas industry.

SPE will present international awards and honors related to professional and technical achievements, as well as lifelong service to the industry and SPE, at the Annual Banquet on Monday, 25 September.

Heading the list of honorees are the 2006 Honorary Members, the highest honor SPE bestows on an individual. Honorary membership is given to individuals for outstanding service to SPE and/or in recognition of distinguished scientific or engineering achievement in fields encompassed in SPE’s technical scope.

The four honorary members are

Stephen A. Holditch, Texas A&M University
Larry W. Lake, University of Texas
Edward H. Mayer, E.H. Mayer Consulting Engineer
James L. Rike, Rike Service, Inc.

SPE also will present the following professional and technical awards:

Public Service Award
Kenneth E. Arnold, AMEC Paragon Inc.

DeGolyer Distinguished Service Award
D. Nathan Meehan, CMG Petroleum Consulting

Distinguished Service Award
Ronald L. Hinn, Occidental Petroleum Corp.

Young Member Outstanding Service Award
Leon Beugelsdijk, Shell
Neil Decker, BP
Chris S. Lolley, Chevron
Brian T. Wolter, Chevron

Anthony F. Lucas Gold Medal
Keith K. Millheim, Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

John Franklin Carll Award
Nansen G. Saleri, Saudi Aramco

Lester C. Uren Award
Thomas A. Blasingame, Texas A&M University

Cedric K. Ferguson Medal
Hao Cheng, Chevron

Cedric K. Ferguson Certificate
Akhil Datta-Gupta, Texas A&M University
Zhong He, Schlumberger

Drilling and Completion Award
Carl T. Montgomery, ConocoPhillips

Facilities and Construction Award
Peter W. Marshall, MHP Systems Engineering

Formation Evaluation Award
Zaki Bassiouni, Louisiana State University

Health, Safety and Environment Award
Thomas A. Gouldie, Santos Ltd.

Production and Operations Award
Syed A. Ali, Chevron Energy Technology

Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Louis Mattar, Fekete Associates Inc.

Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty
Anthony R. Kovscek, Stanford University

Management and Information Award
Richard A. Startzman, Texas A&M University

SPE will name 11 new Distinguished Members at the President’s Luncheon and Annual Meeting of Members on Wednesday, 27 September. Distinguished Members are industry professionals who have attained eminence in the petroleum industry or the academic community, and/or who have made significant contributions to SPE:

Salil K. Banerjee, BHP Billiton
Kamel Bennaceur, Schlumberger
Baohe Liu, PetroChina Co.
Ali Ghalambor, University of Louisiana
Ali H. Al-Hasan, Saudi Aramco
Lloyd R. Heinze, Texas Tech University
William R. Rossen, University of Texas
Jawaid Saeedi, Schlumberger
Stuart L. Scott, Texas A&M University
Donald L. Whitfill, Halliburton
Mario Zamora, M-I SWACO

For a detailed schedule of events for ATCE 2006, visit www.spe.org/atce.

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