2010 SPE Western North America Regional Meeting - May 2010  

~*~*~*SPE Golden Gate Section Monthly Meetings invites you to*~*~*~

2010 Annual Golden Gate Section Meeting

 2009 report - 2010 Officer's election 

  Talk by: Behrooz Fattahi - SPE PRESIDENT  

Heavy Oil Development Coordinator, AERA Energy LLC

Challenges of the Future

Date

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Location

 Bldg D, room D2193 - Chevron Park (6001 Bollinger Canyon Rd., San Ramon)

 RSVP: spe.golden.gate@gmail.com by Tuesday, May 11th - 2pm

Agenda

11:30 am - Lunch

11:45 am - GGS Annual Meeting and 2010 officer's election

12:15 pm - Presentation

Abstract

 The balance between the global supply and demand for crude oil is becoming progressively tighter, increasingly requiring our industry to face new and unique challenges. Our industry of tomorrow will have to address the demands of operating in adverse environment, development of new technologies and expediting implementation in the field, as well as optimization of processes and enhancing collaborative efforts to reduce cost, This presentation provides an overview of initiatives that must be directed at addressing the key issues, as well as SPE’s engagement in facilitating the industry dialogue on global exchange of knowledge.

Speaker Profile

Behrooz Fattahi holds Ph.D. degrees in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering both from Iowa State University. He currently works as a Heavy Oil Development Coordinator for Aera Energy LLC, an affiliate of Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon/Mobil companies. Prior to joining the oil industry, he conducted research for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Science Foundation, and he taught a variety of courses in fluid dynamics and solid mechanics at Iowa State University. He joined the petroleum industry and Shell International in 1977. Behrooz Fattahi is a past member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the American Association of University Professors. He served on the board of SPE as the Regional Director of the Western North American Region, President of SPE Inc., Vice President-Finance of SPE International, and Executive Editor of the SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering Journal. He currently serves as the 2010 President of SPE International.