3 September 2009 in SPE News
89 SPE sections saw membership increases during the year ending 31 August, but only these sections won the 2008-2009 SPE Section Membership Contest. Of special note are the Terengganu and Warri Nigeria sections who doubled their membership during the same period.
3 September 2009 in SPE News
2009-2010 SPE President Behrooz Fattahi says the worthwhile goals of SPE cannot be achieved without “dedicated, passionate volunteers.” Read his plan for opening the avenues to volunteerism in the September issue of the newly designed online print version of the Journal of Petroleum Technology.
25 August 2009 in Americas, Asia-Pacific, Canada, Drilling (DC), Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, Russia and West Africa, Facilities (PFC), HSE, Latin America and Caribbean, Management (MI), Middle East, North Africa and India, Production (PO), Reservoir (RDD), Russia and Caspian, SPE News, Uncategorized, United States
SPE congratulates the following 2009 honorees and award recipients. They will be recognized during the 2009 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans, Louisiana USA in October.
18 March 2009 in SPE News
The SPE Board at its March meeting approved the name change of the IT Technical Section to the Digital Energy Technical Section (DETS).
“This change reflects the primary mission of the Section and appeals to a broader audience,” according to Section chairperson Mehrzad Mahdavi. “We also intend to promote the significant impact of information technologies beyond the main support functions of companies into the forefroont of integrated operations,” added Philippe Flichy, head of the Section’s Event and Marketing Committee. Read more »
16 March 2009 in Press, SPE News
CONTACT: Margaret Watson (+1.972.952.9304 or mwatson@spe.org)
Until this year, the committee meeting to select the program for the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition could take up to two days to complete. Some committee members commuted two or three additional days, just to get to the meeting. Last year, the committee whittled the time down to a couple of hours, but there was still the extraordinary expense of time and money just to get to the meeting. That was then. Read more »
10 March 2009 in SPE News
The new My SPE Network is similar to other networking sites you might have seen or used, with one important exception―it is a trusted source, exclusive to SPE members. Here’s how to get started. Read more »
24 February 2009 in Press
CONTACT: Cheryl Finnerty (+1.972-952-9424)
Over the last 10 days it has come to our attention that criminals are using SPE’s corporate name in an attempt to commit fraud on the public.
11 February 2009 in Press
CONTACT: Margaret Watson (+1.972.952.9304 or mwatson@spe.org)
RICHARDSON, Texas (9 February 2009) – Total professional and student membership in the Society of Petroleum Engineers reached a record 88,000 members worldwide in 2008, up 11 percent over 2007. The number of members age 35 and under also increased to 23 percent of total membership.
7 January 2009 in SPE News
The Intervention and Coiled Tubing Association (ICoTA) is now accepting nominations and entries for the 3rd Annual Intervention Technology Award. The award, which recognizes outstanding technical innovation or technology application in well intervention, will be presented at the SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing and Well Intervention Conference and Exhibition later this year. Read more »
6 January 2009 in Press
CONTACT: Margaret Watson (+1.972.952.9304 or mwatson@spe.org)
RICHARDSON, Texas (5 January 2009) — The Society of Petroleum Engineers praised the US Securities and Exchange Commission for modernizing its rules governing oil and natural gas reserves reporting, which the SEC announced in a press release on December 29, 2008.
