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Keep your SPE membership producing for you

Victoria Preston — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 12:42:57 +0000

From conferences and training courses to publications and online communities, SPE provides oil and gas professionals with the knowledge and resources required for successful E&P careers. Renew today to continue enjoying the many benefits of your SPE membership, including your Journal of Petroleum Technology subscription.

SPE Water Lifecycle Workshop

Victoria Preston — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 16:37:23 +0000

Water management is a hot topic in the petroleum industry, impacting many operational aspects from access and resource protection to production and treatment. This workshop will touch upon all aspects of the operation with special consideration to a holistic approach in water management and conservation.

R&D Technical Section Topical Luncheon Panel Session at ATCE

Victoria Preston — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 17:24:37 +0000

The SPE Research and Development Technical Section will host a special topical luncheon to facilitate focused dialogue on Production Monitoring and Control System Technologies. In a series of informative and thought provoking presentations, a panel of industry experts will discuss current uses and future opportunities for these technologies as well as outline the various R&D challenges and needs that must be addressed to overcome their present limitations. A panel question and answer session will follow the presentations.

R&D Technical Section Dinner at ATCE

Victoria Preston — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 17:01:01 +0000

This event will feature a presentation about technology development and the need for more radical innovation to meet the future challenges in the oil and gas industry.

Featured SPE Web Event: Technology Commercialization in the Oil and Gas Industry (Learnings from an Operator, Service Company, and Private Equity)

Victoria Preston — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 16:19:14 +0000

Join us on 10 October for three perspectives from companies at the forefront of technology commercialization in this 90-minute webinar presented by Ashok Belani, Ram Shenoy, and Einar Gamman.

Featured Web Event: Overview of Sustainable Development Trends, 18 September

Victoria Preston — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 21:56:30 +0000

Join industry leaders Libby Cheney, Brian Sullivan, and Charlie Curlee in this online event discussing a range of reporting and rating topics facing corporations today.

New SPE Web Event: Sustainable Development—Local Stakeholder Engagement—A Practitioner’s Perspective on 26 June

Victoria Preston — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:06:59 +0000

Join Ilse Castellano for a ninety-minute presentation on local stakeholder engagement being a key element to project execution and business success.

SPE Web Event on Hydraulic Fracturing: Environmental and Occupational Health Challenges, 5 June by Michael Parker

Victoria Preston — Fri, 10 May 2013 19:22:59 +0000

Attend this presentation for a review of the ongoing study and advocacy efforts being led by the American Petroleum Institute (API), focusing on EPA’s national hydraulic fracturing study and their work in Pavillion Wyoming. The ultimate outcomes of EPA’s work on these two studies will have significant influence on how hydraulic fracturing operations will be conducted in the future.

Health, Safety, Security, Environment and Social Responsibility Members—collaborate online with SPE Connect

Victoria Preston — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:34:36 +0000

A virtual place where you can meet, collaborate, and discuss specific technical challenges and resolutions, SPE Connect is now your link to SPE members in the Health, Safety, Security, Environment and Social Responsibility (HSE) discipline worldwide.

Featured Webinar: The Impact of Administrative Controls and Management Enforcement on Human Performance

Ashlae Shepler — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:50:12 +0000

When investigating incidents or accidents, there is a fundamental relationship between administrative controls (including procedures/policies) and the management portion of enforcement/accountability. The question is not only, "Do policies and procedures impact human performance?", but should also be "How much to policies and procedures impact human performance?". I want to discuss the role management and corporate culture have on the use of procedures and policies and what can be done to change both the management culture as well as the working culture with these documents.