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Regional Director

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Kim Oracheski


President's Column

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Terry Palisch

Creating Our Energy Future: March 2024

SPE President Terry Palisch is joined by Dana Otillio, vice president of SPE’s marketing and communications, to discuss how members can maximize their membership by leveraging multimedia content.

Listen to the podcast or read the transcript.


SPE Canadian Educational Foundation

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SPE members can support the SPECEF through one-time or monthly donations. Charitable contributions to SPECEF are tax deductible.

Visit the SPECEF page for more information and to donate online now (SPE login required).


Why Join

When you make the decision to join SPE, you tap into a dynamic, global professional network of 124,000+ members in more than 135 countries.

From experienced professionals to young professionals and students, all SPE members are encouraged to realize their potential through education, leadership, and networking opportunities.

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2024 SPECEF Scholarship Award Winners

We are thrilled to announce the 2024 SPE Canadian Educational Foundation (SPECEF) Scholarship Award recipients! These deserving post-secondary students have impressive credentials and aspirations to enter into and contribute to our energy industry in their future careers! 

Join us in congratulating our award winners: 

  • Stephan V. Benediktson & SPECEF Award Scholarship ($5,000): Camilla Drost
  • SPE Calgary Section Scholarship ($5,000): Mustajab Safarov
  • McDaniel Corporate Sponsored Scholarship ($5,000): Giancarlo Widyadharma
  • Orennia Corporate Sponsored Scholarship ($5,000): Harnoor Singh
  • B. Hanson Leadership Award ($3,000): Dmitri Vinokurov
  • General Scholarship ($2,500): Dylan Huntingford Vianna, Andrew Watson, Brett Trentham, Erik Barrett, and Xiaolin Bao

Our award winners represent 6 Canadian schools across 4 provinces, including the University of Calgary, University of Alberta, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), University of Toronto, University of New Brunswick, and Memorial University of Newfoundland.


Call for Volunteers

SPE is looking for members to volunteer on committees that manage various programs and activities.

Your knowledge, experience, and participation is needed to help ensure the success of these SPE programs. See the full list of opportunities. There are many local, global, and virtual opportunities that need volunteers. Login with your SPE.org credentials, review the opportunities and apply.


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SPE Online Education: Take Yourself to Greater Depths

Explore your technical knowledge right from your computer with SPE webinars, online training courses, and videos. Join our industry experts as they explore solutions to real problems and discuss trending topics. Learn more.


Natural Gas Helps Eliminate Energy Poverty

With a staggering 1 billion people on the planet without access to electricity and clean cooking fuels, natural gas is one key solution to help lift these people out of poverty and improve their quality of life. Since 2000, the International Energy Agency reports that 26% of the gains in access have come from natural gas. And with new discoveries and facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa and other regions, the future has never looked brighter.

Read more on SPE's Fueling Progress blog


Video: Petroleum Resources Management System

SPE has two new offerings for the PRMS. These are very short videos explaining two of the most complicated topics in the document. Take a look now and watch for more to be added later. Watch now.

Regional Directors
NORTH AMERICA

Simeon Eburi
Gulf Coast, Southwestern, and Western

Robert Martinez
Eastern and Mid-Continent

Kim Oracheski
Canada and Rocky Mountains

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REGIONAL ACTIVITIES

Technical and networking luncheons

SPE sections in Canada offer Technical and Networking Luncheons on a monthly basis. Contact the Calgary Section and SPECEF Coordinator Rachael Marce, or your local section for the upcoming luncheons.



Chapters and Sections for Canada



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About SPE

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