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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
Congratulations to Mojtaba Pordel Shahri! He has been awarded the 2012 Henry Dewitt Smith Fellowship. Mojtaba received his BS and MS degrees in petroleum engineering, and he is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in petroleum engineering. He earned the 1st rank in both undergraduate and graduate studies in 2008 and 2010 among all the students. [...]
We welcome the following new student chapters to SPE. Congratulations! Escuela Militar de Ingenieria in Bolivia Universidade de Sao Paulo in Brazil Universidade Federal de Pelotas in Brazil Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria Federal University of Sergipe in Brazil Indian Institute of Technology in India Makerere University in Uganda
SPE Mehran Student Chapter arranged field trips for the final-year students. While visiting the Sawan gas field, the students were briefed about the gas-processing plant there, including its working capacity and criteria. Mr. Gul Hassan Dars briefed students about the history of the field. Twenty five final-year students also visited the Kadanwaari Gas field. Students [...]
The Middle East Technical University-Cyprus (NCC) and the Middle East Technical University-Ankara student chapter members visited the only underground gas storage facility set up by TPAO in Turkey. The trip was invaluable for teaching the students about production, storage, filtration, usage and the future of the industry in Turkey. Members also benefited by bonding with [...]
From March 16 to April 5, the Suez Canal University chapter was busy publishing the 4th issue of their magazine ECHO. This issue was launched in the Egypt Section monthly meeting and later distributed to major petroleum companies and campuses. This issue featured several technical and non-technical articles, research papers and news. Check it out [...]
