SPE Asia Pacific

About SPE Asia Pacific

SPE Asia Pacific (M) Sdn. Bhd. is one of the seven offices of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia providing opportunities for professionals to enhance their technical and professional abilities.

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SPE Asia-Pacific Advisory Council

SPE Asia-Pacific Regional Technical Advisory Committee

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President's Column

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Medhat M. Kamal

Envisioning the Future of SPE

The SPE Strategic plan has been updated, and the changes to SPE’s bylaws have been finalized.

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Journal of Petroleum Technology: Southeast Asia Focus

Southeast Asia promises to be a compelling case study in how oil and gas producers will soon face the realities of scaling up carbon capture and storage projects. Read " What You Should Know About Offshore and Sour Gas CCS: High Cost, Leak Mitigation, and Transportation "


Call for Volunteers

SPE is looking for members to volunteer on committees that manage various programs and activities.

Your knowledge, experience, and participation is needed to help ensure the success of these SPE programs. See the full list of opportunities. There are many local, global, and virtual opportunities that need volunteers. Login with your SPE.org credentials, review the opportunities and apply.


In Their Professional Opinion

Industry Interviews are 30-minute voice-only dialogues with experts about their personal and professional experiences in the oil and gas industry. Recorded live, but archived and available on-demand, these interviews are ready at your convenience even when you are pressed for time. Listen in .


Natural Gas Helps Eliminate Energy Poverty

With a staggering 1 billion people on the planet without access to electricity and clean cooking fuels, natural gas is one key solution to help lift these people out of poverty and improve their quality of life. Since 2000, the International Energy Agency reports that 26% of the gains in access have come from natural gas. And with new discoveries and facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa and other regions, the future has never looked brighter.

Read more on SPE's Fueling Progress blog


SPE Online Education: Take Yourself to Greater Depths

Explore your technical knowledge right from your computer with SPE webinars, online training courses, and videos. Join our industry experts as they explore solutions to real problems and discuss trending topics. Learn more .


Video: Petroleum Resources Management System

SPE has two new offerings for the PRMS. These are very short videos explaining two of the most complicated topics in the document. Take a look now and watch for more to be added later. Watch now .

Regional Directors

Henricus Herwin

Neil Kavanagh

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