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Welcome to The SPE Podcast. SPE podcasts are presented in a variety of formats, including interviews with industry experts about technical subjects and career advice, messages from SPE’s President, stories about the contributions of our industry to society, sustainability topics, and more. Listen to your favorite SPE Live episode on the go every first and third Thursday of the month. Remember to like and subscribe so you never miss an update.

Featured Episode:

SPE Live Podcast: Embracing Energy Expansion - Perspectives from Petroleum Engineering Education

21 May 2026

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Join us for this SPE Live hosted by SPE’s Education and Accreditation Committee where our panelists will discuss how Petroleum Engineering (PE) education changes have been driven by technological innovations and the evolving energy landscape. We will examine how PE programs are integrating new topics while continuing to value traditional engineering skills.

The session will showcase changes to educational curricula that address critical themes such as energy growth, AI advancements, and industry evolution. Please join this discussion on how PE education is shaping the future of geo-energy skills, and more importantly, explore how industry practitioners could be engaged in this process.

Moderated by: Juliana Leung, SPE EAC Chair; Professor, Canada Research Chair in Data Analytics in Subsurface Flow Systems at University of Alberta

Speakers:

Siyavash Motealleh, Principal Reservoir Engineer at BP AGT
Peyman Pourafshary, P.E. Professor & Vice Dean of Research and Academic Affairs, School of Mining and Geosciences, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
Marshall Watson, Chair of Texas Tech Bob L. Herd Dept. of Petroleum Engineering, Texas Tech University