Our officer Phuc TRUONG attended the SPE Beyond The Borders event with the theme focused on the "Role of O&G Professionals in the Energy Transition" in Paris, between the 19th and 21st of March, 2025. The event was organized by SPE France and attended by delegates from 15 different SPE Sections represent 12 countries.
Phuc's feedback highlights that the perspectives shared by the distinguished panelists were both thought-provoking and inspiring. These discussions strongly reaffirmed the critical role that our industry professionals play in driving the energy transition, emphasizing that we are an integral part of the solution, rather than the problem.
According to Phuc, the key takeaway from the Paris event is the undeniable acceleration of the energy transition, occurring at a pace that may not be fully appreciated by the general public. Encouragingly, the O&G industry is demonstrably taking a leading role in this transition. Major oil companies and service providers are making significant financial investments in the development and deployment of various non-fossil fuels energy sources, and CCUS, a trend that is being actively supported by policymakers.
Within Europe, France serves as a notable example of this commitment. The French government has allocated a substantial budget towards the revitalization of its nuclear energy infrastructure, recognizing its potential for low-carbon energy generation. Furthermore, there is a strong emphasis on making "white hydrogen" (naturally occurring hydrogen) and "green hydrogen" (produced through electrolysis, where water is split into hydrogen and oxygen) an affordable and scalable energy source.
On another note, in an exciting development, SPE, with the generous sponsorship of Saudi Aramco, is actively developing a sophisticated genetic Artificial Intelligence (AI) agent. This AI agent is being trained on an extensive corpus of knowledge, including the most widely recognized books within the oil and gas industry and tens of thousands of SPE technical papers. The overarching objective of this ambitious project is to make our collective industry knowledge more accessible and open-sourced in the near future.
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