The international Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) awarded its Gold Standard Award during the ATCE* to the IFP School SPE Student Chapter (Class of 2018) for its dynamism and exceptional commitment. This is the third time that the SPE Student Chapter has won this award, already received in 2013 and 2015. Pierre Hacquard (class of 2017) won the SPE student competition of the European division 2018 in the Master category. The SPE also recently presented Jean-Pierre Deflandre, SPE's referent at IFP School, with the Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty for South/Central/Eastern Europe. Congratulations!
Created in 1996, the SPE Student Chapter of IFP School is the oldest in France. Very active within the school, he aims to promote the exchange of technical knowledge through meetings with professionals in the energy sector. Currently being set up for 2018-2019, it brings together students mainly from the 4 programs in the field of Georesources and Energy.
In 2018, the SPE Student Chapter organized many activities on the theme of security, including a study tour to Abu Dhabi with participation in the SPE's international congress on HSSE and CSR aspects, the Reservoir Box Challenge and various conferences led by decision-makers in the sector.
*Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in Dallas from September 24-26, 2018