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James Allen at the 2013 SPE Digital Energy Conference and Exhibition

Ashlae Shepler — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:40:30 +0000

James Allen, BP America, talks about what he gained from the technical sessions, how he benefited from the exhibition and what being a member of SPE for 34 years has done for him professionally.

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SPE Congratulates Two Newly Established Sections

Victoria Preston — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:34:13 +0000

We are pleased to announce and welcome to SPE the following new sections. Kavala Section Kavala, Greece Kirkuk Section Kirkuk, Iraq View a list of all SPE sections »

Congratulations Suez Canal Student Chapter—March Chapter of the Month!

Victoria Preston — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:36:19 +0000

The student chapter has been busy hosting the SPE North Africa Sub-Regional Paper Contest—which was a huge success. In addition to hosting the paper contest, they organized two training days at Halliburton, and field trips to Kuwait Energy Company and Qaran Petroleum Company. The Suez Canal student chapter also launched ECHO; an online magazine published [...]

Attend the International Conference on Developing Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources

Victoria Preston — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:50:44 +0000

Students, research scholars, and industry personnel are invited to attend the International Conference on Developing Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources organized by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras with the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the London School of Energy Studies. This event will be held 1-3 March 2013. More information »

2012 International Student Paper Contest Winners Announced

Victoria Preston — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:41:27 +0000

Congratulations to the following winners of the recent SPE International Student Paper Contest held at ATCE! These regional winners qualified to compete on the international level. All participants were great and the judges had an extremely difficult challenge. 2012 International Student Paper Contest Winners Undergraduate Division 1st Place - Oliver Wilson, University of Tulsa 2nd Place – Zi-Chen [...]

SPE Welcomes 7 New Student Chapters

Victoria Preston — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:00:15 +0000

We are pleased to announce and welcome to SPE the following new student chapters. These new student chapters were just approved at the 2012 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE). Congratulations! Dibrugarh University, India Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun, Nigeria All Nations University, Ghana Chongqing University of Science and Technology, China Brigham Young University, USA Nkumba University, [...]

2012 Gus Archie Memorial Scholarship Winners Announced

Victoria Preston — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:22:11 +0000

Congratulations to Alexander Restrepo! He has been awarded the 2012 Gus Archie Memorial Scholarship. His scholarship is renewable for up to four years. Alex is a graduate of the Albuquerque Academy in New Mexico. While attending high school, Alex was selected to attend the Nation Youth Leadership Forum on National Security in Washington, D.C, where he explored [...]

Distinguished Lecturer Evaluation Contest Winners Announced for 2011-2012

Victoria Preston — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:11:28 +0000

Thank you to all section members for attending Distinguished Lecturer meetings and submitting evaluations during the 2011-12 DL season. The winners of the 2011-12 DL Evaluation Contest are: Less than 150 members: Balikipapan Between 150-500 members: None Qualified (must submit evaluations for each lecture) More than 500 members: Thailand A new DL season (2012-13) begins in September. The [...]

President’s Award for Section Excellence Recipients

khiggins — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:33:09 +0000

The President’s Award for Section Excellence recognizes SPE sections who display exemplary efforts in technology dissemination, section operations, member benefits, society and community benefits and innovation. The awards are presented to an officer of each section during the President’s Luncheon at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 2012 President’s Award for Section Excellence Aberdeen [...]

Indian Institute of Technology Madras Announces International Workshop

Victoria Preston — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 23:06:12 +0000

Indian Institute of Technology Madras announces the International Workshop on Natural Gas-Hydrates: Exploration and Production. “What We Learnt and the Path Ahead” 7-9 August 2012 IIT Madra Research Park, Chennai, India Inauguration of SPE Student Chapter IITM Under the patronage of Satish Pai, Vice President, Operations: Schumberger Oilfield Services By way of IITM Alumni Affairs [...]