On December 15, Southwest Petroleum University held an opening ceremony. SWPU is a newly established student chapter that has grown to over 200 members, based in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Dr. Qingyou Lui, vice president of Southwest Petroleum University, congratulated the student chapter on its establishment and encouraged SPE SWPU student chapter to broaden their horizon [...]
On 30 November, the UTP student chapter hosted the Industrial Engagement Series II: Bakers Hughes Talk. A senior petrophysicist from Baker Hughes conducted the 3-hour event. The presentation highlighted the opportunities and challenges in the Malaysian Oil & Gas Industry and how sophisticated drilling system and LWD could help in eliminating the uncertainty for more [...]
The deadline to submit all nomination documents has been moved from November 1 to November 15. Up to two awards of USD 5,000 are available. Nominations forms and applications can be completed online. Learn more.
SPE Student Chapter Curtin University moved beyond obstacles to excel forward excellently! They have grown from 55 to 227 members. They have been able to maintain a high level of support and services for this greater variety of students. Their long-term goal is to provide easier access for students to meet industry representatives and to [...]
On Sunday August 28, the SPE Curtin Student Chapter selected their finest athletes to represent their chapter at the Chevron City to Surf 2011 held in Perth, Australia. The Chevron City to Surf is a marathon that can range from 4 km to a full marathon. Eight of the Curtin Student Chapter members participated to [...]
Congratulations to Gerrit Verbeek! He has been awarded the 2011 Henry Dewitt Smith Fellowship. He is awarded the 6000 USD fellowship. Gerrit is pursuing a Master’s degree in petroleum engineering at The University of Oklahoma, USA. He also completed his undergraduate degree at The University of Oklahoma, graduating summa cum laude. He is fluent in [...]
On July 15, Ganesh Thakur, 2012 SPE President visited the Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Chapter. The visit covered four main areas: Presentation by Ganesh Thakur on “How to Reach 70% recovery” Luncheon and Networking Session Tour around UTP Session with SPE Student Chapters The aim of the visit was: To increase the technical knowledge of students [...]
The 2010-11 Distinguished Lecturer Evaluation Contest is now over, and the winners have been selected! The prize is awarded to three sections, one from each division. The sections winning the USD 500 prize are: Less than 150 members: Michigan Between 151-500 members: North India More than 500 members: Lagos Nigeria Thank you to all section members [...]
Congratulations to Sharjeel Aziz! He has been awarded the 2011 Gus Archie Memorial Scholarship. His scholarship is renewable for up to four years. Sharjeel graduated number 1 out of a total of 611 graduating students from James E. Taylor High School in Katy, Texas. He made a perfect score on the math section of the [...]
The SPE August Student Chapter of the Month Middle East Technical University Cyprus (North Cyprus Campus) is staying busy while growing their membership. The students of this chapter have been eagerly participating in and hosting petroleum engineering events. They visited TPAO Akcakoca Natural Gas production facilities and three Offshore Production platforms, including GSP Bigfoot 3 that was [...]
