SPE Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
At this difficult time for our industry and the world, SPE hopes that all our members and their families are safe and can avoid exposure to the virus. The COVID-19 pandemic, spreading at the same time as another oil price drop, is creating a lot of turmoil in our industry. The situation remains very fluid. As things evolve, the health and safety of our members, customers, and staff will be our highest priority and guide any decisions that we make.
We understand the uncertainty facing our members and want you to know that we are doing what we can to adapt to current conditions. We are exploring online options for many programs. We recognize that networking is a very important part of SPE. While many people are working from home, we encourage you to remain part of the valued SPE community. Use SPE Connect to stay in touch with colleagues.
Most of the Distinguished Lecturer visits for March-May have been cancelled. SPE is investigating webinars and other online ways of bringing these industry experts to you. We know that many SPE sections are cancelling their meetings as well. We are exploring options for the student paper contests and other member activities that have had to be cancelled.
Most SPE conferences and workshops through June have been postponed or cancelled (see current list below). We are making every effort to postpone, rather than cancel, events where possible to preserve the significant work that has already gone into planning them by our volunteers—both program committees and authors.
These are challenging times. Shauna Noonan, 2020 SPE President, sent the following message on Twitter:
In my 30 years as an SPE member I have been through ups and downs both professionally and personally, with the one constant being the support of my SPE "family." As we help one another through these turbulent months, let’s showcase to the world the compassionate side of oil and gas.
To learn more about the spread of the virus and protective measures, review the resources provided by the US Centers for Disease Control, the World Health Organization, and International SOS.
Current List of Events Postponed or Cancelled
Includes new dates where available.
Asia Pacific
- OTC Asia, 17–19 August 2020
- Workshop: Thriving in the Energy Transition by Stepping Up on Emissions Management, 15–16 September 2020
- Workshop: Emerging Solutions for Offshore Asset Integrity Challenges, 30 September–1 October 2020
- Workshop: Petroleum Economics – Solution Provider to Game Changer, 12–13 October 2020
Canada
- SPE/CHOA Slugging it Out Conference, 9 September 2020
- Canada Unconventional Resources Conference, 15–16 September 2020
- Canada Heavy Oil Conference, 15–16 September 2020
- Workshop: Intelligent and Advanced Wellbore Technologies, 16–17 March 2021
- Workshop: Subsurface Data Analytics, Dates TBC 2021
Europe
- Norway Subsurface Conference, 2-3 November 2020
- SPE Europec at 82nd EAGE Conference and Exhibition, 7–10 December 2020
- Workshop: Complex Reservoir Fluids, 23-25 March 2021
- Workshop: Production Optimisation in Gas and Oil Assets, TBC
Latin America and Caribbean
- Virtual International HSE and Sustainability Conference, 27–31 July 2020
- Virtual Latin America and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference, 27–31 July 2020
- Workshop: Reservoir Characterization of Mature Fields, 8–9 February 2021
- Trinidad and Tobago Energy Resources Conference, 28–30 June 2021
Middle East
- Workshop: Tracer Technology, 19-20 January 2021
- Workshop: Extended Reach Drilling - Latest Technologies and Best Practices, 11–12 January 2021
- Symposium: Reservoir Management and Water Flood Excellence - Present and Future, 12–14 January 2021
- SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, 26–28 January 2021
- Workshop: Extreme Well Interventon, 2-3 February 2021
- Workshop: Advances in Acid Stimulation in Carbonate Reservoirs, 8–9 February 2021
- Symposium: Artificial Intelligence - Towards a Resilient and Efficient Energy Industry, 6–7 Apr 2021
- Workshop: Advances in Technology and Solutions for Well Integrity, 24–25 May 2021
- SPE International Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, 1–3 June 2021
- SPE Conference at Oman Petroleum & Energy Show, 13–15 September 2021
- SPE Middle East Artificial Lift Conference and Exhibition, 23–24 November 2021
- Workshop: Unlocking the Potential of Low Quality Reservoirs in Brown and Green Fields, Dates TBC
- Workshop: Change as a Constant: Digital Transformation in Oil and Gas, Dates TBC
- Symposium: Unconventionals in the Middle East, Dates TBC
- SPE International Heavy Oil Conference and Exhibition, CANCELLED
Russia
- Workshop: Workover and Well Servicing, Dates TBC
- Symposium: Hydraulic Fracturing, Experience and Prospects, Dates TBC
- Workshop: Health, Safety and Environment, Dates TBC
United States
- Workshop: Rate/Pressure Transient Analysis in Unconventional Reservoirs, 8–10 December 2020
- Improved Oil Recovery Conference, 29 August–2 September 2020
- GRC/SPE Workshop: High-Temperature Well Cementing, 14–16 September 2020
- SPE/IADC Managed Pressure Drilling and Underbalanced Operations Conference and Exhibition, 29-30 October 2020
- Eastern Regional Meeting, 19-21 April 2021
- Western Regional Meeting, 20-22 April 2021
- Workshop: Well Completions for Unconventional Resource Development Optimization and Parent-Child Interaction, 11–13 May 2021
- URTeC One-Day Workshop (Midland), Dates TBC
- URTeC One-Day Workshop (Denver), Dates TBC
- URTeC One-Day Workshop (Oklahoma City), Dates TBC
- Forum: Is Cyclic Gas Injection EOR the Future for Unconventional Resources?, Dates TBC
- SPE/AIChE Workshop: Improved Field Development Economics Enabled by Flow Assurance, Dates TBC
- Summit: Casing Deformation During Fracturing of Unconventional Wells, 4-5 February 2021
- Workshop: Cementing in an Unconventional World, 6-8 Oct 2021
- Workshop: Mature Fields, 1-3 Sept 2020
- SPE/ICoTA Well Intervention Conference and Exhibition, CANCELLED
- Offshore Technology Conference, CANCELLED
- Workshop: Applied Data Science in Unconventional Development, CANCELLED
- SPE Subsea Well Intervention Symposium, CANCELLED
- Workshop: Fiber-Optic Sensing Applications for Well, Reservoir, and Asset Management, CANCELLED