Congratulations to the first quarter winner of the 2012 Build the World of SPE member recruitment contest, Mr. Hans-Uwe Brackel from the SPE German Section! Previous quarterly winner: Wolfgang Ludwig, SPE German Section. Build the World SPE member recruitment contest begins 1 January and ends 31 December each year. By sharing information about the value and benefits of [...]
Contact: Margaret Watson, Society of Petroleum Engineers +1.972.952.9304 media@spe.org HORSEHEADS, New York, 15 November 2010 – The Society of Petroleum Engineers has established a new section in the United States in the Twin Tiers area of Northern Pennsylvania and Southern New York. The SPE Twin Tiers Section is the first new SPE section in the [...]
Sponsored by the SPE Colombia Section (with special thanks to Cesar Patino, Ecopetrol SA) and held in Bucaramanga, 16 teams from 4 universities competed with over 250 spectators. This was the first time the Colombian Student Chapters had worked together, and it was so successful that they have decided to make it an annual event.
Five SPE members from the Eastern North America Region were recognized for their contribution to SPE and technical expertise two weeks ago in West Virginia. Learn more about regional awards and nominate an outstanding individual at http://www.spe.org/about/honors/regional_awards.php. Left to right: Richard Fulcher; Charles Boyer; Mark Spears, 2010 President’s Award Winner, Most Improved Section; Bill Rubin; [...]
A yearly event, Student Technical Conference hosted by the Germen Section of SPE recently took place in Wietze, Germany on the 7th and 8th of October. The program was both enjoyable and educational. Several universities were given the opportunity to speak at the event. The universities included TU Clausthal and TU Berlin among others. There [...]
The purpose of the SPE President’s Award For Section Excellence is to recognize SPE sections whose efforts in member programs, technology dissemination, and cooperation with other SPE sections distinguish them. Because the award recognizes exceptional merit in a number of areas, it is not required that an award be given every year; up to six [...]
This past July, the Sabah Section held their first Energy4me educational outreach event. A group of 15 young professionals visited 112 pupils and 17 teachers at SK Kabajang in Beufort, Sabah. This was the first destination chosen as part of the Sabah Section’s strategic plan for educational outreach as part of their Corporate and Social [...]
The primary task of an SPE Distinguished Lecturer is to provide an engaging presentation of the best technology of the oil and natural gas industry to the far corners of the world for the some 170 SPE Sections, from Grayville, Illinois to Perth, Australia. Occasionally, that commitment takes on monumental proportions, especially when a volcano [...]
The Outstanding Section YP Committee Award recognizes up to three of the best Section YP Committees: most improved, most innovative and overall excellence. The information collected from the award applications identifies best YP practices for circulation across SPE. 2011 Overall Excellence: Gulf Coast Section Winning application Most Innovative: Saudi Arabia Section Winning application Most Improved: [...]
The 17th One Day Seminar organized by the SPE Bergen section brought together more than 400 attendees. Operator attendance exceeded 25%, with delegates and speakers from several oil companies. The Young Professionals Workshop, a new feature of this year’s seminar, was visited by 80professionals. The seminar also brought together more than 60 high-end technical presentations. [...]