2025-2026 Meetings

The SPE Golden Gate events bring together oil and gas professionals from across the globe to discuss technical innovations and advancements in petroleum recovery. Our monthly meetings provide opportunities to connect with the latest E&P technologies and network with upstream experts as well as guests from the SPE Distinguished Lecturer Program.

When

Venue

Speaker

Title / Topic

Details

18 November 2025
(Tuesday, 12 PM Pacific)
Stanford University


Reidar Bratvold

University of Stavanger

SPE Distinguished Lecturer

Persistent Bias in Probabilistic Production Forecasting and Simple Methods to Overcome It

27 January 2026

(Tuesday, 12 PM Pacific)

Stanford University

Sandy Williams

Theta Automation and Optimization

Ten Secrets of Production Optimization Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)

February 2026

Remote (Zoom)

Johannes Alvarez

Chevron

Enhanced Oil Recovery

25 March 2026

(Wednesday, 12 PM Pacific)

Remote (Zoom)

A Special Event with a Selection of Energy Startups

28 April 2026

(Tuesday, 12:00 PM Pacific)

Remote (zoom)

Yashee Mathur

Stanford University

Geologic Hydrogen

12 May 2026

(Tuesday, 12 PM Pacific)

Remote (Zoom)

Leen Weijers

Liberty Services

The Latest Developments in Unconventionals