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2011 International Award Winners

2012 International Award Winners

2013 Winners

Honorary Membership

• Ali Rashid Al Jarwan, Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
• Kate Hadley H. Baker, BP America, Houston, Texas, USA
• Emmanuel O. Egbogah, Emerald Energy Resources, Lagos, Nigeria
• Turgay Ertekin, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
• Medhat M. Kamal, Chevron, San Ramon, California USA
• Giovanni Paccaloni, Paccaloni Consulting, Milan, Italy
• Fred I. Stalkup, Dallas, Texas, USA

John Franklin Carll Award 

• Albert C. Reynolds, Jr., University of Tulsa, Oklahoma USA

Anthony F. Lucas Gold Medal 

• Kishore K. Mohanty, University of Texas, Austin, Texas USA

San Antonio, Texas, USA (9 October 2012) – The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) announced today the launch of a pilot for a new knowledge-sharing site called PetroWiki. PetroWiki will be the online resource to research and share knowledge about E&P industry operations, ranging from basic engineering calculations to best practices appropriate to specific regions, formations, or resource types.

The PetroWiki pilot, launched 1 October, is based on the drilling and completions volume of the Petroleum Engineering Handbook (PEH). Published in 2007, many new technologies are missing from PEH. The wiki format will allow SPE members to keep PEH evergreen, updating and extending it to new technologies. By October 2013, the site will contain the complete handbook, and it will grow with contributions from SPE’s global membership base. All content in PetroWiki is vetted by moderators with subject matter expertise.

“This is a game-changer for SPE. PetroWiki will be an important technical resource for our industry, with rich links to other content, including papers in OnePetro” said Mark Rubin, Executive Director of SPE. “The opportunity for members to share their knowledge with others, and for younger members to learn from these experiences will be invaluable.”

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San Antonio, Texas, USA  ( 8 October 2012) –  The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) announced today that Chevron Corporation has committed USD 1 million to support SPE programs dedicated to increasing student participation and advancing energy education.

Starting this month, Chevron will donate USD 250,000 per year for four years to support three initiatives: SPE’s Student Dues program, enabling students to participate as members free of charge; the Energy4Me program, educating the public and students about energy and the upstream oil and gas industry, online and through training and teaching materials; and PetroWiki, SPE’s knowledge-sharing wiki, providing information about E&P industry engineering.

“As a not-for-profit organization, SPE counts on the generous support of companies like Chevron to offer valuable programs to our members and the industry,” said Mark Rubin, Executive Director of SPE.

“Chevron understands the importance of enabling students around the world to benefit from SPE’s programs,” said John McDonald, Chevron Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. “Education opens the door of opportunity.”

About Society of Petroleum Engineers

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) is a not-for-profit professional association whose members are engaged in energy resources development and production. SPE serves more than 104,000 members in 123 countries worldwide. SPE is a key resource for technical knowledge related to the oil and gas exploration and production industry and provides services through its publications, events, training courses, and online resources at www.spe.org.

About Chevron Corporation

Chevron is one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies, with subsidiaries that conduct business worldwide. The company is involved in virtually every facet of the energy industry. Chevron explores for, produces and transports crude oil and natural gas; refines, markets and distributes transportation fuels and lubricants; manufactures and sells petrochemical products; generates power and produces geothermal energy; provides energy efficiency solutions; and develops the energy resources of the future, including biofuels. Chevron is based in San Ramon, Calif. More information about Chevron is available at www.chevron.com.

Innovation Awards – Winners, Highly Commended and Participation Certificates

Health

• Highly commended: Chevron Nigeria Ltd. – Workplace Wellness Initiative
• Winner: Schlumberger – HSE for Youth

Safety

• Highly commended: Oil Spill Response Limited – Freezing Moments
• Winner: Hess Corporation, Bakken Project, UBU and The Risk Tool Box – Application of Energy Control and LOTO to Oil Pumping Units

Environment

• High commended: Chevron Australia Pty. Ltd. – Gorgon Shore Crossing on Barrow Island
• Winner: Chevron Australia Pty. Ltd. – Control Charts: An Innovative Approach for Ecological Impact Assessment of Rare Species

HS&E

• Winner: Woodside Energy Ltd – The Good Day Frequency: Woodside’s New Measure for Health, Safety & Environmental Performance

Certificates of Participation

• Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production Ltd – 365 Days Lessons Learned – TODAY in the PAST
• NOV IntelliServ – Identify, Analyze and Control Well Control Events, Independent from Surface Measurements
• Saipem SPA – Saipem’s 5 Leading Behaviours – an Innovative way to support cultural change
• Murphy Pipe and Civil Constructions – Australian introduction of spiderplough technology
• Almansoori Specialized Engineering – Health Monitoring Management System
• Schlumberger – Malaria Prevention Program
• PT Pertamina Hulu Energi ONWJ – The Contractor Safety, Health and Environmental Management System (CSMS) Online
• IPIECA – Water Risk Assessment Tools for the Oil and Gas Sector
• QGC, Arrow Energy, Santos, Origin Energy – Surat Basin Rotary Wing Aero Medical Evacuation Service
• Shell Exploration and Production Co – Shell Appalachia Site Selection Screening Process web tool
• JGC Corporation – JGC Noise Control Engineering
• Equitable Origin – Voluntary Certification: A significant value proposition for the oil and gas industry
• BP America – Innovative Solutions for Monitoring Compliance during a Response Action: Experience from Deepwater Horizon
• T&C Marine, a division of Thomas & Coffey Limited – HST Bio-Security
• Chevron Australia Pty Ltd – Elastic Resistance Training – Innovation in sprains and strains prevention
• Tankz Pty Ltd – Octapit
• Shell Development (Australia) Pty Ltd – Remote Real-Time Industrial Hygiene Monitoring
• Synaptor Pty Ltd – Synaptor Observations
• PTTEP Australasia – Line of Sight System for Daily Oversight of MAE Barriers
• OMV Aktiengesellshaft – Major Accident Event Study – Implementation& follow up
• Esso Australia Pty Ltd, Barry Beach Marine Terminal –  Small Group Safety Meetings – the catalyst for conversation
• Schlumberger – Innovative Ways to Inspire New Employees to Embrace an HSE Culture
• Schlumberger – Regional Journey Management Center: a step change in driving safety
• Schlumberger – Fatigue Management Training & Awareness Program
• BP Berau Ltd – Environmental Management in Sensitive Area – Challenge and Lessons Learned from Tangguh operations
• Superior Energy Services (Australia) Pty Ltd – Development and Introduction of Safe Working Instructions
• Chevron Australia Pty Ltd – Fatality Prevention – Field Engagement Tool
• Esso Highlands Limited (Subsidiary of ExxonMobil) – PNG LNG Project Safety Champion Program
• Esso Highlands Limited (Subsidiary of ExxonMobil) – PNG LNG Project Jetty & Pipeline Shore Approach Redesign Minimizing Environmental Impact
• Oil Search (PNG) Limited – Oil Search Health Service – Owning the Management of Health
• Petrotechnics Limited – Proscient Operational Performance & Predictive Risk
• Shell International Exploration Company B.V. – The Life-Saving Rules. Shell’s approach to significantly reducing work-related fatalities
• Beach Energy Ltd – Beach Energy Health and Wellness Expo
• Schlumberger – Offshore Tool Shipping Basket: SLB engineering solution
• Schlumberger – “High Risk” Equipment Access Controller

Also make plans to attend one of these exciting new ATCE events: Learnings from Facilities Megaprojects Dinner, Cross-Generational Teams Adding Value to the Workplace Program, Wellbore Positioning Technical Section Topical Luncheon, and Switch documentary screening. See all events.

Questions SPE consistently asks itself:  How does this help our members? How does this help the industry? How does this move the industry forward?

One way these questions have been answered is by SPE’s recent contribution to and support of the American Geological Institute Foundation (AGI).  AGI supports educational, scientific, and charitable activities like the Switch Energy Project, benefiting the entire geoscience community and the member societies affiliated with the Institute.

The Switch Energy Project is a film, web and education program to build energy awareness and efficiency, created to help people move forward together toward a smarter energy future.

Additionally, Switch, is the title of a new feature-length documentary film as part of the project.

As a benefit to our members and ATCE attendees, there will be a special, complimentary Switch documentary screening on 8 October 2012. In the film, energy visionary Dr. Scott Tinker goes on a spectacular, global adventure to find out what the future of energy holds. Dr. Tinker explores the world’s leading energy sites, from coal to solar, oil to biofuels, many highly restricted and never before seen on film. He gets straight answers from the people driving energy today, international leaders of government, industry, and academia. In the end, he cuts through the confusion to discover a path to the future that is surprising and remarkably pragmatic.

Join us.

Your RSVP is recommended by not required. Do so here: RSVP.

Learn more and watch the film trailer HERE.

Not yet registered for ATCE? Do so HERE.

• 2010 International Award Winners
• 2011 International Award Winners

2012 Winners

Honorary Member Award

• Iraj Ershaghi, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
• L. Kent Thomas, Consultant, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, USA
• G. Paul Willhite, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA
• Andrew A. Young, Consultant and Independent Company Director, Artarmon, New South Wales, Australia

John Franklin Carll Award

• Ali H. Dogru, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia*

Anthony F. Lucas Gold Medal

• Thomas A. Blasingame, Texas A&M, College Station, Texas, USA

Lester C. Uren Award

• Marco R. Thiele, Streamsim Technologies/Stanford University, San Francisco, California, USA*

Robert Earll McConnell Award

• Norman R. Warpinski, Pinnacle, Houston, Texas, USA

Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal

• Claudio Descalzi, ENI, San Donato Milanese, Italy

Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty

• Johannes Bruining, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

DeGolyer Distinguished Service Award

• Sunil L. Kokal, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Distinguished Service Award

• Syed A. Ali, Schlumberger, Sugar Land, Texas, USA*
• James M. Pappas, RPSEA, Sugar Land, Texas, USA*
• Jeanne M. Perdue, Occidental, Houston, Texas, USA*

Public Service Award

• Forrest E. Hoglund, Hoglund Interests, Dallas, Texas, USA

Distinguished Member

• Stephen A. Baumgartner, Marathon Oil, Houston, Texas, USA
• Larry P. Brown, Consultant, Allen, Texas, USA
• Rahul Dhir, Cairn India Limited, Gurgaon, India
• Anwar Raja Ibrahim, Petro Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Abul K. Jamaluddin, Schlumberger, Houston, Texas, USA
• Louis Mattar, Fekete Associates, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• William J. O’Brien, ConocoPhillips, Houston, Texas, USA
• Shirish L. Patil, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
• Carlos A. Pedroso, Petrobras SA, Macae,  Brazil
• Phil Rae, InTuition Energy Associates, Singapore
• Cem Sarica, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
• Jerome J. Schubert, Texas A&M, College Station, Texas, USA
• Dan E. Scott, Baker Hughes, Montgomery, Texas, USA
• Tapas K. Sengupta, Oil and Natural Gas Company, Mumbai, India

Cedric K. Ferguson Medal and Certificate

• Khafiz Muradov, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (Medal)
• David Davies, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (Certificate)
  “Novel Analytical Methods of Temperature Interpretation in Horizontal Wells”

Completions Optimization and Technology Award

• Hazim H. Abass, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Drilling Engineering Award (2013)

• Fred E. Dupriest, ExxonMobil, Houston, Texas, USA
• Kenneth E. Gray, University of Texas, Austin, Texas USA was previously approved as the recipient of the 2012 Drilling Engineering Award.

Formation Evaluation Award

• Leif Larsen, Kappa Engineering, Royneberg, Norway

Health, Safety, Security, Environment, and Social Responsibility Award

• Clarion E. Johnson, ExxonMobil, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Management and Information Award

• William J. Haskett, Decision Strategies, Houston, Texas, USA

Production and Operations Award

• John C. Patterson, ConocoPhillips, Houston, Texas, USA

Projects, Facilities, and Construction Award

• Carlos F. Mastrangelo, Petrobras, Houston, Texas, USA

Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award

• Robert A. Wattenbarger, Texas A&M, College Station, Texas, USA

Young Member Outstanding Service Award

• Carlos A. Chalbaud, GDF Suez, London, United Kingdom
• Abhijeet Kulkarni, A/S Dansk Shell, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Maximiliano Medina, Statoil, Calgary, Canada
• Javier Alejandro Rodriguez, Pacific Rubiales Energy, Bogota, Colombia

International Distinguished Corporate Support Award

• Shell, The Netherlands

Background

The SPE Board Committee on Membership approves recommendations from the Society’s award committees for recipients of SPE Honors and Awards.   Following approval by the Board Committee on Membership, the proposed recipients are submitted to the SPE Board for approval.  The SPE President notifies nominees of their selections following Board approval.  Most SPE Awards are presented during the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition.

* Automatically elected as SPE Distinguished Members

Over the last few days it has come to our attention that criminals are using SPE’s corporate name in an attempt to commit fraud on the public. To date, there have been numerous checks presented to banks for collections.  In each case, an individual receives a fraudulent check with SPE’s name as the payer, along with a San Francisco address. The individual is then asked to deposit the check, and forward funds to another person.

SPE is in no way involved in this fraud scheme. SPE has no San Francisco address, and would never request that a payee forward funds to anyone.

SPE has contacted its bank, and notified the proper authorities. If you receive an unexpected check from The Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc. and are asked to in turn send money to someone else, please contact Cheryl Finnerty at 972-952-9424. DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, SEND MONEY TO ANYONE BASED ON THESE FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTS.

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