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    Nano-coating Prevents Freezing Rain Buildup  Oct 30, 2009
    A University of Pittsburgh-led team demonstrates in the Nov. 3 edition of "Langmuir" a nanoparticle-based coating developed in the lab of Di Gao, a chemical and petroleum engineering professor in Pitt's Swanson School of Engineering, that thwarts the buildup of ice on solid surfaces and can be easily applied. See also. (Science Daily)

    Alaska must hold the line  Oct 21, 2009
    He has a degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Oklahoma, with 20 years of energy industry experience focusing on technical issues, energy asset management, commercial strategy and negotiation. Share this page. (Juneau Empire)

    Tulsa Women's Golfers Win Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational  Sep 30, 2009
    Everyone knows the University of Tulsa is one of the top schools for petroleum engineering, but did you know the College of Law is a national leader as well, its review being one of the most cited in the nation. Championship Caliber. (Tulsahurricane.com)

    EPL Appoints New Board of Directors  Sep 22, 2009
    He also formerly served as a member of the Board of Directors of Burlington Resources Inc. and NS Group, Inc. Mr. Schwarz has a BS in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas and is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. Forward-Looking Statements. (PR Newswire)

    Got a question for UWs chief?  Sep 20, 2009
    It is also having the effect of driving up enrollments in traditional majors closely tied to the energy school; geology, geophysics, chemical and petroleum engineering, mechanical engineering and chemistry. I think we are going to see it in our law students in the next few years. (Gillette News-Record, WY)

    Terra Energy Announces Management Appointments  Sep 19, 2009
    Mr. Sabelli holds a Petroleum Engineering diploma ... in Petroleum Engineering ... in Petroleum Engineering. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Blackburn Ventures Corp. Announces Proposed Qualification Transaction  Aug 28, 2009
    Chapman Petroleum Engineering Ltd. ("Chapman") of Calgary, Alberta, has prepared a reserve and economic evaluation, dated June 1, 2009, of the McKinley Property in compliance with National Instrument 51-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities (the "McKinley Property Report"). The McKinley Property Report has been filed with TSX Venture and once accepted, a further detailed press release with respect to the McKinley Property Report will be issued. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Hefty salaries  Aug 23, 2009
    When Jennifer Olsen chose petroleum engineering as her major at Montana Tech, she wasn't focused on the salary waiting upon entering the work force ... "They're looking for the programs that provide the best and most lucrative job opportunities." The offers at Tech include the highest starting salary, petroleum engineering ... Petroleum engineering 83,121 2. (Montana Standard, MT)

    Small CBM operators flirt with bankruptcy, blame regulations  Aug 9, 2009
    Mike Worden, supervisor of petroleum engineering at the BLM Buffalo field office, said he is reviewing the bonds and facilities of several companies to ensure they have adequate bonding. The BLM may require individual companies to provide bonding well above minimum requirements if the agency deems it necessary. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)

    Actions taken over the next decade to demonstrate and deploy key technologies will determine US energy future  Jul 29, 2009
    CHRISTINE A. EHLIG-ECONOMIDES 2 Professor and Albert B. Stevens Endowed Chair Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering Texas Aersity College Station. ROBERT W. FRI Visiting Scholar and Senior Fellow Emeritus Resources for the Future Inc. Bethesda, Md. (EurekAlert!)

    School of Mines raises a record $30.7M  Jul 28, 2009
    5 million was raised toward Mines $25 million goal for Marquez Hall, a teaching and research facility that will house Mines petroleum engineering department. The school said it is now within about $400,000 of its goal for Marquez. (Denver Business Journal, CO)

    Sea Dragon Energy Inc.: Shareholders' Annual and Special Meeting  Jul 25, 2009
    in Petroleum Engineering from Cairo University (1971), is responsible for Egyptian operations. He has over 30 years experience in the oil and gas industry and was also a former Deputy Chairman for Production of EGPC where he was responsible for supervising and directing drilling production and petroleum engineering of all joint venture companies operating in Egypt ... Mr. Moaaz' background consists of supervising and directing drilling production and petroleum engineering as former Chairman El... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Cabot Oil & Gas Announces New Officers  Jul 24, 2009
    Reid is a graduate of the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering ... Stalnaker is a graduate of West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering. (PR Newswire)

    ONEOK Announces Kneale's Retirement and Other Leadership Changes  Jul 17, 2009
    "His many contributions, excellent judgment and wise counsel - in a variety of leadership positions of increasing responsibility, including chief financial officer and his current role - have served our company, shareholders and employees well. We will miss his daily presence at the company but wish him well in his retirement. "We are fortunate to have so many talented leaders to move into different roles, further expanding their experience and capabilities and preparing them for future... (PR Newswire)

    Photo Release -- Lawal Reappointed to Port Authority Commission  Jun 25, 2009
    " Lawal is chairman and chief executive officer of CAMAC International Corporation, a multi-national energy corporation that earned $2.43 billion in revenue in 2008. CAMAC and its affiliates are engaged in oil and gas exploration and production, engineering services and crude oil and natural gas trading for worldwide markets. CAMAC has consistently ranked on the Forbes Magazine list of the 400 largest privately-owned corporations in the United States and on the Black Enterprise Magazine list as... (Primezone Releases)

    KNUST to begin a programme in Petrochemical Engineering  Jun 17, 2009
    About 466 students of College of Engineering graduated with Bachelor of Science Degrees in Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, Petroleum Engineering and Telecommunications Engineering. Out of them, 47 students obtained First Class degrees and 212 students obtained Second Class Upper Division degrees. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    GMX Resources Inc. Announces New Executive Appointments  Jun 4, 2009
    He is a Tau Beta Pi and Pi Epsilon Tau Outstanding Senior graduate from the University of Oklahoma earning a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering and completed post graduate work in fracture stimulation design, pressure transient analysis, fluid flow through porous media and advanced engineering mathematics. Mr. Stahel joins GMXR after more than eighteen years in the energy industry including Finance and Treasury roles at Aquila, Inc. that were primarily centered on finance, acquisitions and the... (Primezone Releases)

    School of Mines gets $2.5M pledges  May 30, 2009
    Funds are being raised by the Golden college for Marquez Hall, a $25 million teaching and research facility that will house Mines petroleum engineering department. The new pledges consist of $1. (Denver Business Journal, CO)

    Writer list for WOW is notable  May 29, 2009
    After receiving a petroleum engineering degree at the University of Texas at Austin in 1981, he practiced engineering for six years before becoming a full-time freelance photographer and writer specializing in landscape, travel and nature subjects. His love of the outdoors was inspired by his parents, Hiram and Annette Parent, who took him on numerous hiking and camping trips when he was young. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)

    Shell's top gas executive resigns  May 26, 2009
    She has a degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Kansas. In a statement, Van der Veer thanked Cook and noted the company's liquid natural gas capacity has risen by 60 percent since she took her job five years ago. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)

    Letter: Look more carefully into climate change  Apr 28, 2009
    oldie wrote on Apr 24, 2009 1:01 PM:" I'll bet the P.E. that Stephan Kujawa has a Ph.D in represents the words "Petroleum Engineering". Could that be the reason that he doesn't want it known?C,mon Steve, 'fess up now! ". John Burton wrote on Apr 24, 2009 12:55 PM:" No, Osty, it doesn't work. It is well known that the funding for scientific research in the area of "climate change" (no longer called "global warming" because the earth has been in a cooling phase since 1998) is entirely dependent... (Montana Standard, MT)

    Coastal Energy Announces Significant Reserves Upgrade: 2P Reserves Increase to 62.2 mmboe  Apr 28, 2009
    The 2P reserves of the Songkhla Oligocene structure increased by 220% after drilling two development wells as the net pay and reservoir characteristics significantly exceeded expectations. "The addition of proven and probable reserves in the Songkhla Eocene structure is also important in proving the Eocene play in the Songkhla field and Block G5/43. The information gathered from the results of the successful exploration well in the Eocene is positive given the large amount of Contingent and... (Canada Newswire)

    A&M welcomes WWII hero's Medal of Honor  Apr 8, 2009
    Growing up in Refugio, Texas, Hughes attended Texas Aege as a petroleum engineering major. He resigned from Aw days before the attack on Pearl Harbor to enlist in the Army Air Force. (The Battalion, TX)

    Know the SBP candidates  Mar 23, 2009
    " Eric Beckham Student body president candidate Eric Beckham feels that his role as an engineering student allows him to maintain focus on the "student" aspect of student leader. "You're still a college student; you're one of peers, you're not someone who's privileged or better than someone else," Beckham said. The junior petroleum engineering major has served as vice president this past year under Student Body President Mark Gold. "I think that working with student government for three years,... (The Battalion, TX)

    Tullow Oil steps up local capacity building programme  Mar 21, 2009
    All the graduates will pursue specialized technical on-the-job training and industrial courses in petroleum engineering, geology, environmental engineering and other oil industry-related study programmes over the next two years. Tullow officials say they are certain that some of the beneficiaries would eventually merit more advanced studies after their initial courses. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Rock Energy Announces 2008 Year End Results  Mar 13, 2009
    Oil and Natural Gas Accounting - Reserves Recognition - Rock retained independent petroleum engineering consultants GLJ Petroleum Consultants Ltd. (GLJ) to evaluate its oil and natural gas reserves, prepare an evaluation report, and report to the Company's Reserves Committee. The process of estimating oil and natural gas reserves is subjective and involves a significant number of decisions and assumptions in evaluating available geological, geophysical, engineering and economic data. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Excelsior to Deploy Proprietary in Situ Combustion Bitumen Recovery Process at Hangingstone  Mar 12, 2009
    Excelsior has developed the COGD process in cooperation with Hot-Tec Energy Inc. ("Hot-Tec"), a private company affiliated with members of the In-situ Combustion Research Group from the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary. The In-situ Combustion Research Group is a global leader in the application of in situ combustion recovery processes. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Daylight Resources Trust Reports Year End 2008 Financials and Delivers Record Results- Increased Production and 175% Reserve Replacement Highlight Record Year  Mar 5, 2009
    In accordance with applicable securities laws, Daylight's independent petroleum engineering firm has used both constant and forecast price and cost estimates in calculating reserve quantities. Actual future net cash flows will be affected by other factors such as actual production levels, supply and demand for oil and natural gas, curtailments or increases in consumption by oil and natural gas purchasers, changes in governmental regulation or taxation and the impact of inflation on costs. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Subsea Technology Conference and Exhibition to Spotlight Latest Technology, Innovation  Feb 24, 2009
    He is a graduate of the Colorado School of Mines with a degree in Petroleum Engineering. Bob Helmkamp has had a career spanning over 33 years with Shell in the E&P business developing oil and gas fields in a variety of environments. (PR Newswire)

    YESTERDAYS: Masquerade party at Loring Hall  Feb 23, 2009
    Lewiecki is a freshman majoring in petroleum engineering. He is a graduate of Hingham High School. (Hingham Journal, MA)

    HARC, Texas A&M form oil and gas group  Feb 17, 2009
    In addition to HARC and the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M, founding members of the alliance include: , , , , , , Argonne, Ill. -based and Los Alamos, N.M.-based. (Houston Business Journal, TX)

    TAG Oil Updates Cheal Reserves and Closes Cardiff Sale  Feb 14, 2009
    The report was completed by Sproule International Limited, a subsidiary of Sproule Associates Limited, one of the largest and most highly regarded geological, geophysical, and petroleum engineering consulting companies in North America. The independent report conducted as of December 31, 2008 has assigned a present value using a 10% discount rate of $3. (PR Newswire)

    Peyto Energy Trust announces 2008 year end reserves and distribution adjustment  Feb 14, 2009
    The reserves committee, chaired by US petroleum engineering consultant Brian Davis, has reviewed the reserves information and approved the reserve report. Distribution Adjustment. (PR Newswire)

    Delphi Energy Reports Significant Growth in Reserves, Record Production and Provides 2009 Guidance  Feb 12, 2009
    The Company views the technical success of drilling and multistage fracture stimulation of the horizontal wells as the initial stage in exploiting the resources identified by a contingent resource study that is being finalized by GLJ Petroleum Ltd. ("GLJ"), an independent petroleum engineering firm ... GLJ, an independent petroleum engineering firm, has evaluated Delphi's crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids reserves as at December 31, 2008 and prepared a reserves report in accordance... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Green industry a field with a future  Feb 10, 2009
    Experience needed: High level, with background in geothermal resource engineering or petroleum engineering. Education: Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering, with courses in resource engineering, petroleum engineering, computer programming. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)

    More news reports...  Feb 8, 2009
    Senior petroleum engineering major Ricardo Villase;or populates a server Thursday in the Academic Building. Student workers provide technical support for the classrooms within the building. (The Battalion, TX)



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