On Thursday, December 8, MPGE played host to the 30th Annual Teddy Bear Tea. The event, which was begun by the Oklahoma Geological Survey in 1986, is a yearly tradition that brings together the OU community to collect toys for local children and youth. This year’s recipient was the Children’s Hospital at OU. To help […]
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Plant a Seed Event Encourages Women in Petroleum Engineering
On Thursday, October 27, OU’s Women in Petroleum and Geological Engineering (WPGE) hosted their third annual Plant a Seed dinner in the Scholar’s Room of the OU Memorial Union. Bringing together faculty, students and alumni, the event focuses on planting a seed of awareness about the challenges faced by women in the oil and gas […]
10th Annual Crawfish Boil Hosted by OU SPE
Following another successful Relay for Life, OU SPE celebrated with another tradition, the annual crawfish boil. This year’s event, held on the Brian and Sandra O’Brien Plaza of Sarkeys Energy Center, was co-hosted by Baker Hughes whose team tirelessly cooked and served 400 pounds of crawfish straight from Louisiana. The annual crawfish boil is the largest […]
OU SPE Co-hosts SPE Student Symposium
February 4-6 OU SPE, along with the University of Texas at Austin, co-hosted the 5th annual SPE Student Symposium in Houston, TX. The theme, The Road to U.S. Oil and Gas Independence, focused on the challenges faced with unconventionals production and operation in the current price market. This overriding topic was reinforced through workshops, roundtables and panels […]
Oktoberfest: Raising Awareness with a Pie in the Face
On Friday, October 30, OU SPE hosted Oktoberfest in the ROTC Armory on campus. The event was designed as a benefit to kick-off their Relay for Life fundraising. In spite of the rain, around 80 people were in attendance. The highlight of the evening was the Pie in the Face event. Student leaders, MPGE faculty, […]