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Start recruiting members now! Enter for a chance to win valuable prizes while you earn credits toward the Member Development Appreciation Awards and lifetime membership in SPE. Learn more about official contest rules.
SPE’s Response on Gulf oil spill
SPE will help address technical issues resulting from the Macondo Well blowout, and facilitate the sharing of best practices that will emerge from the ongoing investigations. Read about SPE’s response to the oil spill from 2010 SPE President Behrooz Fattahi. View FAQs about Deepwater Drilling and the Gulf spill.
2010 International Award recipients to receive awards at ATCE
The SPE Board of Directors is pleased to announce the 2010 Honorary Members and International Award recipients. SPE President Behrooz Fattahi will present the SPE International Awards during the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in Florence, Italy.View the list of recipients and join us at ATCE to congratulate them.
ATCE 2010 coming soon; offers more events for members
Join us at SPE’s Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in Florence, Italy to share technical knowledge, network with colleagues from around the world, and celebrate key successes in the E&P industry. There are numerous events being held in conjunction with ATCE, find out more.
Upcoming SPE Events Worldwide
United States -- 22 Upcoming Events
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2 - 4 Aug | Marina del Rey, California, United States
SPE Colloquium on Petroleum Engineering Education
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4 - 6 Aug | Keystone, Colorado, United States
Maximizing Tight Oil in the Bakken
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8 - 11 Aug | Park City, Utah, United States
Getting to Zero - An Incident-Free Workplace: How Do We Get There?
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8 - 13 Aug | Park City, Utah, United States Lost Circulation and Wellbore Strengthening
18 more events
Canada -- 2 Upcoming Events
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12 - 14 Sep | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada SPE Progressing Cavity Pumps Conference
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19 - 21 Oct | Calgary, Alberta, Canada Canadian Unconventional Resources and International Petroleum Conference
Russia and Caspian -- 3 Upcoming Events
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28 - 30 Sep | Nizhnevartovsk, Russia Hydraulic Fracturing in Russia: Current Experience and Perspectives
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26 - 28 Oct | Moscow, Russia
SPE Russian Oil and Gas Technical Conference and Exhibition
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8 - 10 Nov | Atyrau, Kazakhstan Caspian Carbonates Technology Conference
Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa -- 12 Upcoming Events
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31 Jul - 7 Aug | Calabar, Nigeria Nigerian Annual International Conference & Exhibition
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13 - 16 Sep | Oslo, Norway Subsea Processing: Coming of Age
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20 - 22 Sep | Florence, Italy SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition
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26 Sep - 1 Oct | Paris, France Accelerating the Time to 1st Hydrocarbons: Fast Track Field Development; Appraisal Through to Sustainable Production
8 more events
Latin America and Caribbean -- 6 Upcoming Events
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1 - 3 Sep | Santa Marta, Colombia Sand Control
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10 - 11 Nov | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Digital Energy Workshop: Capturing the Value
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1 - 3 Dec | Lima, Peru Latin America and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference
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20 Mar | Buzios, Brazil
CCS - Converting CO2 From Waste Into an Asset
2 more events
Middle East, North Africa and India -- 6 Upcoming Events
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3 Oct | Manama, Bahrain Land Transportation Safety Workshop
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31 Oct | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Unleashing the Potential of Professionals in the Region "Working Hand in Hand, Bridging the Gender and Generational Gap"
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9 - 11 Nov | Kuwait City, Kuwait Heavy Oil Resource: Opportunities and Challenges
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31 Jan - 2 Feb | Muscat, Oman Middle East Unconventional Gas Conference and Exhibition
2 more events
Asia/Pacific -- 17 Upcoming Events
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25 - 28 Jul | Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia Maximising Value Through Intelligent Wells
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1 - 4 Aug | Qingdao, China Challenges in Developing and Operating in High CO2 Content Fields
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26 - 29 Sep | Bali, Indonesia New Technology & Innovation in Coalbed Methane
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26 - 29 Sep | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Floating LNG
13 more events
Learn more with new webinars
Find valuable information from a series of webinars. Several authors who presented at this year’s SPE Intelligent Energy will be hosting various topics. After their presentations, participating delegates will be able to ask questions directly to the author! Find out how you can register and be a part of the upcoming scheduled webinars.
Call for papers
The OTC Program Committee and sponsoring organizations invite you to submit a paper proposal presenting your technical solutions, advancements and knowledge at OTC 2011. The conference will be held in Houston, Texas from 2-5 May. Submission deadline is 1 September 2010. Submit your proposal today!
SPE.org offers regional news, information
SPE.org now offers pages dedicated to three regions of the world, with more to be launched in the coming weeks. Current pages cover Canada, Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa, and Russia and Caspian. To better serve members, the Russia and Caspian site includes content in Russian. These pages offer a single place to view upcoming events in the area, local information, specific news from sections, young professionals, students, and more.
SPE Launches Spanish Online Community
Interested in sharing and discussing ideas with other SPE members who speak Spanish? SPE members can now Visit SPE's new Spanish Professional Network and become involved today! Read more about all the Professional networks SPE offers. Free to SPE Members.
2010 Call for Volunteers
Would you like to be more involved with SPE? Become a volunteer! Becoming a volunteer lets you use your knowledge and experience while meeting and working with SPE members worldwide. There are many opportunities to choose from, regardless of your interest, location, or level of experience. Be part of SPE’s future - learn more »
JPT Online Technology Updates
Water jet technology helps cap GOM oil well (26 Jul)
Oil majors collaborate on USD 1-billion response system for spills (22 Jul)
A noninvasive means of measuring core-sample conductivity (20 Jul)
Heavy-oil processing technology making gains in Canada (19 Jul)
Acoustic sensing system improves wellbore design (13 Jul)
A team approach to AUV deployment (12 Jul)
Nanotechnology aimed at cleaner oil sands development (7 Jul)
Nonradioactive proppant offers environmental gains (6 Jul)
You Must Be the Change (1 Jul)
Stimulation technique creates "infinite" fracture network (29 Jun)
SPE Columns
- 2010 SPE President Behrooz Fattahi stresses involvement and volunteerism >>
- Past SPE President Arlie Skov takes a look at the past and the lessons learned >>
Notes
Looking for CIPC 2010? It is now called CURIPC 2010, Canadian Unconventional Resources and International Petroleum Conference.
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