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Welcome to AMTS!

“Asset Management Technical Section (AMTS)” highlights our emphasis on the technical side of management—solutions that drive business value, reduce risk, minimize downtime, and integrate engineering with operations, economics, finance, and strategy.

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What AMTS is (and is not)

A technical discipline for turning ideas into resilient, bankable outcomes

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AMTS focuses on the subject of management with applications in the upstream petroleum industry, emphasizing how sound technical decisions translate into resilient, value-creating assets. Technical Section Taxonomy details can be found at PetroWiki, and our activities, programs, and discussions remain closely guided by the AMTS taxonomy and its defined scope.

Our remit includes, in particular:

  • Production and operations of existing assets, including optimization, integrity, reliability, and performance over the full lifecycle.

  • New capex to grow or enhance asset value, spanning appraisal, development planning, project execution, and brownfield opportunities.

AMTS provides a forum for technical professionals and academia to share experience, methods, and tools related to the technical side of management, always with applications in the upstream petroleum industry and its evolving challenges.

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AMTS: bridging technical practice and decision quality across risk, policy, economics, and strategic considerations.

Leadership & Governance

Meet the AMTS Board and our emerging subcommittees

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AMTS Board at ATCE 2025

Vision Going Forward

The Board is proposing a set of focused subcommittees to drive programs, webinars, workshops, and student engagement. Each subcommittee will draw members from both the Board and the wider AMTS community.

How subcommittees work:

  • Each subcommittee recruits members from the Board and interested volunteers.
  • They define programs and initiatives, and bring them to the Board for alignment.
  • Once endorsed, subcommittees are empowered to execute and engage wider membership.

Program leadership includes roles such as Program Chair (Michael Edwards), YP Representative (Sirine Trichili), and regional/discipline champions helping connect AMTS to chapters worldwide.

Breaking News

AMTS signs pilot training with University of Houston – Energy

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The Mission

Five key areas guided by the AMTS taxonomy

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Asset & Portfolio Management

Reserves replacement and booking, acquisition and divestiture, portfolio analysis and optimization, field development planning, and integrated asset modelling.

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Risk Management & Decision Making

Risk and uncertainty assessment, risk management systems, decision-making processes, statistical techniques, and emergency preparedness and training.

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Strategic Planning & Management

Exploration and appraisal strategies, project management, and benchmarking and performance indicators for long-term asset outcomes.

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Energy Economics

Resource potential and evaluation, unconventional resource economics, market analysis and forecasting, energy policy and regulation, and the future of energy.

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Professionalism, Training & Education

Ethics, personnel competence, professional registration and certification, university curricula, and communities of practice for asset management.

Programs & Initiatives

From economics to student challenges: E3S and the Energython

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E3S Energy Economics & Evaluation Symposium

AMTS has launched the E3S Energy Economics & Evaluation Symposium, bringing together practitioners and academics focused on valuation, risk, and long-term asset performance. The symposium explores how economics, policy, and portfolio choices intersect with technical decisions in the upstream sector.

Recent AMTS highlights (last 3–4 months):

  • Formal signing of the UH Energy pilot training during ATCE at the AMTS booth.
  • Two staffed AMTS booth sessions at ATCE to meet members and new volunteers.
  • A call for new Board members received 36 nominations and resulted in a highly diverse board spanning gender, geography, and career stage.
  • A joint “Power of Collaboration” reception at ATCE 2025 with DSEATS, RDTS, and IRM.

E3S Energython 2026 – “From Molecule to Megabyte”

The E3S Energython challenges student teams to design a techno-economic concept for powering a 10–20 MW data centre using natural gas-fired power, spanning the full chain from gas supply to the data-centre “megabyte”.

Key elements (USA 2026 edition):

  • Open to USA-based student teams (3–5 members) working with a faculty advisor.
  • Teams submit a 10-minute standalone video plus a concise slide deck outlining supply chain, power generation options, commercial agreements, and financial modelling.
  • Potential data-centre locations include major US hubs such as Ashburn, Dallas, Wichita, Louisiana, Seattle, Chicago, and Philadelphia.
  • Top teams are invited to a “shark-tank” style final in Houston, with prizes for first place, second place, and a People’s Choice award.

Assessment balances innovation, technical rigor, strength of the financial model, and clarity of the presentation—offering students a realistic view of how gas-to-power projects are evaluated end-to-end.

Global Energython Roadmap

AMTS and partners are extending the Energython concept beyond North America. Planning is underway for regional editions across:

  • India – planned for January to March 2026
  • Europe – planned for February to June 2026
  • Africa – planned for April to June 2026
  • Latin America & Caribbean – planned for April to June 2026
  • MENA – timing to be announced
  • Pacific / Australia – timing to be announced

Each regional Energython will adapt the challenge framework to local contexts while preserving the same emphasis on technical depth, economic robustness, and practical, implementable ideas.

Spotlight

Featured webinar / technical talk highlight

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Talk takeaways include:

  • How project management evolved from early drilling projects to today’s AI-driven operations
  • Key milestones and standards that shaped modern PM (CPM/PERT, CPDEP, PMI)
  • How digital systems and automation are transforming planning, delivery, and results
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  • E3S Powering the Future of Energy

    By: Hitesh Mohan Hitesh Mohan , 10 days ago

    AMTS Announces first of its kind Energy Economics and Evaluation Symposium to be held on January 14, 2026

    Powering the Future of Energy

    First of its kind symposium brings together chief economists from major energy companies and Dallas Federal Reserve leaders to discuss the future of energy.

    Plus, discover bold ideas from next-gen innovators in the first-ever Energython:

    "Molecule to Megabyte".

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    Summary: Explore the forces shaping the energy landscape - from economic trends and policy shifts to supply chain dynamics. Join us to uncover global energy markets, the evolution of U.S. oil and gas, and the emerging pathways transforming energy and power.

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