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A Single FPSO Award Forecast in 2020
Awards are expected to recover to seven vessels next year. Over the past 10 years, only 2016 saw a lower level of activity when not a single FPSO contract was awarded.
Have Oil Sands Producers Found an On-Off Switch for Their Wells?
When oil demand vaporized, oil sands producers cut 300,000 B/D of production from wells using steam injection to produce bitumen. It is a huge test of something they have long been reluctant to do—turn down in-situ production when prices plunge.
Saudi Arabia/Kuwait Neutral Zone Resumes Production
The joint oil field had been offline since 2015, due to an operational dispute.
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Energizing Our Lives
Let's Be Proud of Our Industry
Leigh-Ann Russell, BP, reflects on a sign that reads "I love oil and gas. Let's be proud of our industry."
For more about the contributions of our industry, check our new Energizing Our Lives page.
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Members in Transition Toolkit
SPE is here to support our members during the extraordinary circumstances of our industry today. We’ve compiled information, resources, and programs to assist our members during the current downturn.
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SPE Announces 2020 Award Recipients
SPE and SEG Co-Locate 2020 Annual Meetings in Houston, Texas
In Memoriam: Giovanni Paccaloni, 2005 SPE President
SPE Distinguished Lecturer Webinars Available Online
SPE Live Broadcasts
Completion Fluids: Game-Changing Displacement Innovations
Tuesday, 14 July 2020 | 0900 CT
This SPE Live broadcast will feature a 1-on-1 technology interview with Joey Detiveaux, Tetra Technologies, on innovations in completion fluid displacement operations and wellbore clean-up.
HSE and Sustainability Conference with Francesca Viliani
In this week's episode of The SPE Podcast, Paige McCown talks with Francesca Viliani, Director of Public Health and co-Head of Sustainability for International SOS, about the upcoming SPE Virtual International Conference and Exhibition on HSE and Sustainability.
SPE Resources
SPE’s May journal issues have launched in OnePetro and are available to subscribers. SPE Production & Operations and SPE Research Evaluation & Engineering are now available. In addition, SPE is finalizing production of its June issues of SPE Journal and SPE Drilling & Completion.
PetroWiki is a free resource from SPE created to answer many basic petroleum engineering and operational questions. SPE members can update or add to PetroWiki content to share their expertise.
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