A World of Opportunity
Society of Petroleum Engineers
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A Brief History of SPE
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SPE Has Grown with the Industry
 1871: American Institute of Mining
Engineers (AIME) forms in Pennsylvania
USA
 1913: AIME creates oil and gas committee
 1957: Officially founded as SPE
 1985: SPE incorporates separately
 2007 SPE celebrates 50-year anniversary
 2011: SPE surpasses 100,000 members
worldwide
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SPE Mission
To collect, disseminate, and
exchange technical knowledge…
and to provide opportunities for
professionals to enhance their
technical and professional
competence.
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SPE Today:
Global, Diverse Membership
104,000 members in
123 countries
• 187 member sections
• 238 student chapters
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Diverse Job Classifications
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Diverse Technical Disciplines
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Diverse Company Categories
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SPE Provides Access to Latest
Technical Knowledge
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Learn both proven and emerging
technologies from global experts
Network with colleagues at the local,
regional and international level
Get professional development
opportunities at all career levels
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Member Benefits
Tangible
 Journal of Petroleum Technology (monthly)
 Membership in Technical Interest Groups,
technical sections, geographic sections
 Discounts on technical papers, books,
periodicals
 Online resources – www.spe.org
 Discounts on conferences, forums,
workshops
 Visiting lectures by distinguished experts
Intangible
 Leadership opportunities
 Networking
 Add professional standing to your resume
 Give back to the industry by sharing knowledge
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SPE Online Resources
www.spe.org
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Search and download
SPE technical papers
Join Technical Interest
Groups
Access professional
networks
Connect through
eMentoring program
Read peer-reviewed
technical journals
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SPE Technical Papers
 65,000+ SPE technical papers in
www.OnePetro.org multisociety
library (130,000+ total papers)
 1,700 new papers added annually
Historical papers back to 1884
 More than 3 million downloads per
year
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SPE International Events
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115+ conferences, forums
and workshops each year
To reduce travel expense:
SPE is placing conferences
and workshops close to
major petroleum
operations
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SPE Training Courses
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Enhance Professional Development
Address Big Crew Change
Courses range from 1 to 5 days
Taught by the most experienced experts in the world
All six petroleum engineering disciplines covered
Delivered four ways:
 Attached to Conferences and workshops
 Stand-alone venues where needed
 Customized In-house courses
 Piloting use of Webinars and online offerings
In 2011, 100 course offered in 17 cities in nine countries
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Preparing the Next
Generation
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No. of Young Members Increases
Percentage
2011 Average Age of Members: 46
Member age
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Percentage
No. of Young Members Increases
Member age
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Who Are Young Professionals?
 Age 35 and younger
 <10 years of industry experience
 Industry’s next generation of leaders
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Benefits of SPE’s Young
Professionals Programs
 Provides opportunities to enhance
technical, professional competence
 Helps companies get highest returns
on their human resources
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SPE Young Professionals Programs
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The Way Ahead Magazine – in print and online
Young Professionals Awards
Young Professionals Workshops
Global Young Professionals
Coordinating Committee
Ambassador Lecturer Program to
universities
7. Online Young Professionals
Network
8. Local Young Professionals activities in SPE
Sections
9. eMentoring
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SPE Student Member Growth
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2011: 29,000 student members at
universities in 103 countries
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SPE Student Chapters: 238
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SPE sponsors student dues
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Student Members by Region
Year-end 2011
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SPE Accelerates Transition for
University Students
Student Development Opportunities
 Regional Student Paper Contests
 Ambassador Lecturer Program – YPs visit student
chapters to talk about career experiences
 Special student activities– events, field trips
 Networking - with practicing professionals
 Technology resources – local section meetings,
SPE online resources
 eMentoring and online technical groups – connect
to professionals globally
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New SPE Star Scholarships,
Fellowships
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Star Scholarship program offers
scholarships in SPE’s geographic regions
Funds undergraduate scholarship at
USD 5,000/year; a graduate level
fellowship at USD 10,000/year.
Applications are due by 15 March each
year
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SPE Petroleum Professional
Certification
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Certification offered in Middle East, Asia
Pacific, and other regions as requested
Four-step evaluation process
- Education
- Examination
- Experience
- Ethics
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SPE Requirements for Certification
Certification is a voluntary add-on and not automatic
with SPE membership
 SPE member in good standing
 Undergraduate degree - engineering,
science or technology (accredited
university)
 4-years hands-on engineering experience
 Complete comprehensive exam
 Accept SPE’s Guide to Professional
Conduct
 Participate in 16 hours continuing
education annually
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Essential Energy Education
Energy4me is SPE’s global energy education outreach
program offering factual educational resources to
pre-university students, teachers, and the public:
• speaker programs
• teacher development initiatives
• energy4me.org website
Ready-to-go Resources
Educational book
• SPEI donates to school
when SPE members give
classroom presentations
Energy4me Kit
• Classroom presentation and
activity kit
• Available for bulk purchase
to donate to schools
• Hands-on classroom activities and
hands-on experiments for all
grade levels
• Lesson plans available for
teachers on Energy4me.org
• Teachers can use when no speaker
is available
• In English, French and
Spanish. Coming soon:
Arabic, Chinese, Russian
• Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian,
and Spanish versions available for
download on Energy4me.org
Energy4me.org
• Accurate, global energy
information from a trusted
source – SPE
• Answers to important
questions like “how much oil
is left?”
• Career information, industry
videos, educational activities
and more!
Keys to SPE’s Success
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Respected resource for
technical knowledge
Diverse, global
membership
Member-driven
Lifelong opportunities for
career development
Neutral, non-competitive
and non-commercial
exchange
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A World of Opportunity
Society of Petroleum Engineers
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