SPE Economics & Management

SPE Economics & Management covers resource and reserve evaluation, portfolio/asset management, project valuation, uncertainty/risk assessment, benchmarking and performance indicators, information management, digital energy and petroleum economics.


SPE Technical Publications Staff
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Peer Review Administrator: Stacie Hughes
Staff Editor: Judith Martis

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