Saudi Aramco wins big at SPE summit in Canada

Saudi Aramco wins big at SPE summit in Canada

Saudi Aramco won six prestigious awards from the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) 2019 Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held recently in Calgary, Canada.

The SPE is the largest individual organization serving managers, engineers, scientists, and other professionals worldwide in the oil and gas industry.  Each year during its Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE), SPE honours members whose outstanding contributions to SPE and the petroleum industry merit special distinction. Recipients of the 2019 International Awards were recognized at the annual reception and awards banquet in Calgary.

Presenting the awards was SPE president Sami A Alnuaim, manager of Saudi Aramco's Petroleum Engineering Applications Services Department.

Intelligent field expert earns vaunted designation

Taking home the SPE Distinguished Service Award was Saeed M Al-Mubarak, a petroleum engineering consultant who has led the Intelligent Field Unit in the Production and Facility Development Department. Al-Mubarak was recognized for his "contributions to the society that exhibit such exceptional devotion of time, effort, thought, and action as to set them apart from other contributions.“

In addition to intelligent fields, Al-Mubarak has led important teams, including the strategic team managing the world's largest intelligent fields. He has also worked in reservoir, production, drilling and completion, facilities, and knowledge management positions.

Alnuaim said: "On