Swiss Section

SPE Swiss board members - Call for volunteers

Dear SPE Swiss members, SPE is celebrating its 20 years of existence. From the initial 30 members in 2004-05, SPE Swiss (originally labelled Geneva Section) peaked at close to 150 members in 2015. SPE Swiss felt the ageing of its membership, the downsizing of IHS Petroconsultants, the sudden closure of Addax Petroleum offices in Geneva, the relocation of Lundin’s staff in Norway. In the meantime, geothermal has brought a few members and the geo-energy trend has generated interest from and toward the SPE community. The SPE future in this part of the world largely relies on integrating SPE Swiss into the new Swiss and European Energy landscape. This is both challenging and exciting times. The current SPE Swiss board mandate has now expired, and we need to renew it. It is also the opportunity to bring in new energy and ideas . All board positions are now open: Chairperson, membership chair, program chair, treasury for the most important ones. If you are interested in joining the board and develop more activities within SPE Swiss for at least the 2 yrs to come, bring your ideas and put them in practice, it is the moment to come forward and lead the section into a new era. Please, reply to this call - you may contact Sabina, Federico or myself - before May 20. Many thanks for your support. All the best Frédéric FG

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2026 SPE President visit

Dear Members, SPE Swiss is delighted to host 2026 SPE President Pr Jennifer Miskimins August 27 and 28, 2025. Please save the dates to attend our exceptional summer events this year. Mere will come. Enjoy your holidays... Frédéric

Distinuished Lecture: On the Intersection of Production Technology, Geothermal Energy, and Data Scie

When: Tuesday November 25, 2025 at 12:00 pm Where: Teams meeting Abstract Geothermal energy has the potential to play a critical role in decarbonizing energy systems by providing reliable baseload heating and power. However, production and operational challenges such as injectivity decline, artificial lift and flow assurance issues like scaling and corrosion, can compromise efficiency and increase costs. Reactive approaches to these issues often result in higher operational expenditures (OPEX) thus hindering the broad adoption of geothermal systems. The industry is increasingly leveraging advancements in data acquisition and data science to enhance operational efficiency. By integrating monitoring data with unstructured information, decision support tools can be developed to address challenges and optimize performance. Drawing lessons from the petroleum sector, this lecture provides examples on geothermal operational challenges with a special focus on electrical submersible pumps and integrating digital tools and models to improve production and operations. This presentation bridges geothermal energy operation, data science, and production technologies to offer insights relevant to both geothermal and petroleum sectors. The content can be tailored to address key interests in operational optimization, data analytics, or artificial lift systems. Takeaway Data-driven decision-making, adapted to the unique characteristics of geothermal assets, can improve operational efficiency and reliability About the Speaker Pejman Shoebi Omrani is a senior scientist at TNO's Production Optimization and AI teams in the energy transition unit. With 15+ years of experience, he pioneers digital technologies in geo-energy systems, flow assurance, and data-driven decision support for real-time production enhancement across sectors like oil and gas and geothermal energy. Pejman leads national and European/international projects. Pursuing a Ph.D. at Wageningen University, Pejman holds a Master's degree from Delft University of Technology, wrote over 20 publications and received prestigious awards. He also actively engages in community service and holds key roles in SPE international, SPE Netherlands and Energy Reinvented Community.

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