The Oil&Gas Initiative

03/04/2020

Come out tomorrow to learn more about geothermal technology!

Join us and learn more about geothermal technology from Dr. Catherine Hickson, the president of Geothermal Canada.

01/24/2018

Big thanks to Dr. Frigaard for speaking last night, and to everyone who came out and made our first speaker series event of 2018 a success! Be on the look out for our next one in February!

03/23/2017

Society of Petroleum Engineers is organizing the Annual SPE Paper Competition here at UBC!

Presenters will be competing in the Regional Contest to qualify for a spot in the International Student Paper Contest at Annual Technical Exhibition and Contest in October.

Students ranging from Undergraduate to Phd level from universities across Canada will be presenting their research papers on topics related to the Oil and Gas industry.

When: March 25th (Saturday)

Where: CHBE 102 and 103

Schedule:
10:30 am- Undergraduate and PhD students start presenting
2:30 pm- Master students start presenting

Visit: http://www.spe.org/students/contest.php for more information!

Students compete against others from their region for the opportunity to advance to the International Student Paper Contest held during ATCE.

01/17/2017

Hey everyone, we hope your second semester is starting off well! We are back for 2017 and have a number of events coming up this spring including a speaker series, case competition, conference visits, and our club at UBC will be hosting the 2017 SPE Canada Regional Student Paper Contest! Be on the lookout for details on the events coming soon!

11/26/2016

Scholarship Opportunity

This year, the Society of Petroleum Engineers Canadian Educational Foundation (SPECEF) will be awarding several scholarships to students across the country pursuing a degree or diploma with intentions to enter the petroleum industry upon graduation. These scholarships are open to students studying at all institutions in Canada. SPECEF will be awarding scholarships to highly qualified students in the amount of $2,500 each! Note that all scholarship applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents in order to be eligible.

This year’s deadline for applications is December 19, 2016.

Please visit www.spe.org/canada for more details and remember to sign up for your SPE membership today (membership for students is free!).

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Scholarship recipients will be selected by a committee through a competitive process. Students submitting applications for scholarships must meet the following requirements:

1. Be enrolled full-time in any diploma or degree program with interest in entering the Petroleum industry (note that programs outside of engineering and graduate level programs DO qualify).
2. Be an SPE member at the time of your application. If you are not a member, you can easily register for free at www.spe.org.
3. Hold satisfactory academic standing (as determined by the SPE Scholarship Committee)
4. Extra-curricular activities through SPE, university and community or other volunteer work
SUBMISSION FORMAT:

Scholarship applications must follow the guidelines below and include all the following files:

1. A cover letter no longer than 350 words addressed to Mr. Michael Hauer, SPECEF Student Scholarships. Cover letter must address the following:

a) Why do you deserve this scholarship?
b) How would this scholarship benefit you?
c) What are your extra-curricular activities and/or SPE involvements?

2. A copy of your current resume
3. A copy of your latest transcripts (unofficial is acceptable)
4. A completed copy of the Scholarship Application Form
5. All submissions shall be PDF format, file size no larger than 5 MB consolidated

*Please note that the quality of your application will be taken into account by an SPE Scholarship Committee. Make sure you have all documents enclosed and that they are clear and readable. Please refrain from submitting additional documents that are not supporting your application directly.

SUBMISSION:
Please submit applications by email to Michael Hauer at [email protected], and CC Kim Nguyen at [email protected].
Thank you and good luck,
2016 SPE Canada Education Foundation Scholarship Team

11/09/2016

Come join Frank Blaskovich for a Distinguished Lecture on “Energy Policy: Is it Effective? Is it Fair?” organized by SPE Vancouver Section.

Learn about the “deli­cate balance required between government’s need for revenue, society’s need for energy, and the producer’s need for profit­ability to exploit resources” in developing energy policies.

When: Nov 15, 5:00 PM - 7:15 PM (PT)
Where: Pender Room, Oceanic Plaza, 1066 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
Registration Fee: $5 for students

For more details and registration please visit: http://connect.spe.org/vancouver/events/simple-registration?CalendarEventKey=00a85216-bd02-4d63-be28-28f1a5180534

Developing sound energy policies is difficult at best, with a deli­cate balance required between government’s need for revenue, society’s need for energy, and the producer’s need for profit­ability to exploit resources. Good policies require an apprecia­tion for the interactions among oilfield devel...

10/08/2016

05/30/2016

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"Though India is the fourth largest energy consumer in the world, we hold huge reserves of shale gas across several sedimentary basins which can help meet our energy requirements. The key to tapping this energy is the proper and efficient use of hydraulic fracturing," says this research scholar with...

05/30/2016

http://www.jwnenergy.com/article/2016/5/eight-new-ghg-reduction-technologies-cosia-wants-your-help-commercializing/

Your source for oil & gas news, data, research reports and event information—updated daily.

04/20/2016

http://oilpro.com/post/23885/we-ve-already-hit-bottom?utm_source=DailyNewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_term=2016-04-20&utm_content=Article_2_txt

The $27 we hit in February was the bottom. We're not going to see that again until we see $60+. You heard it here first. What makes me make such a bold...

04/13/2016

Hey guys,
If you need a study break from exams the Vancouver Section of the SPE is hosting another Distinguished Lecture on Drilling and Completions on April 20th from 12 to 1:30pm.

Below is a link for more information and to register.

http://connect.spe.org/vancouver/events/eventdescription?CalendarEventKey=bf4bcc53-e109-44d5-9d37-61b9923cc873&Home=/vancouver/home

Through a historical overview of game changing developments which allowed economic exploitation of tight reservoirs in the North Sea and Europe, it is shown that completion engineers were able to keep up with the advances made in horizontal drilling. Lessons learned through the 1990's can be appli…