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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: What is New on PRMS?

2 April 2026

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The Petroleum Resources Management System (PRMS) is a system developed for consistent and reliable classification and categorization of hydrocarbon resources according to technical uncertainty and project maturity and commerciality.

The SPE Oil and Gas Reserves Committee (OGRC) is committed to continuing to provide relevant resources framework to the industry as technology and business drivers change and has received feedback from the public to support the update of the current 2018 PRMS. This SPE live will give an overview of PRMS utilization and its ongoing update.

Moderated by: Dan Olds, Managing Senior Vice President at Ryder Scott

Speaker: Herman G. Acuña, President at Ryder Scott Company