CSULB SPE

Official CSULB SPE student chapter. One out of the many SPE student chapters around the world. Follow us to keep up with updates and events during the chapter.

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Picture with SPE officers and board. @SPEtweets #SPEatTheBeach #lbsu #engineering #math #science #petroleum #industry

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Thums Island tour here in Long Beach! @SPEtweets #SPEatTheBeach #lbsu #engineering #petroleum #industry #Island

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Oil provides a rich source of energy, as it is liquid form. @SPEtweets #SPEatTheBeach #lbsu #engineering #SPE #oil

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@SPEatTheBeach: Oil's biggest producer is Saudi Arabia followed by Russia @SPEtweets #SPEatTheBeach #SPE #oil #lbsu

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Fun Fact: Oil production used to cause the ground to sink! Luckily, new drilling techniques remedy this. @SPEtweets

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Oil is also referred to as “Texas Tea” and “Black Gold.” @SPEtweets #SPEatTheBeach #lbsu #petroleum #oil #engineers

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Fun Fact: In the old days, explosive "torpedoes" made from nitroglycerin were used to increase oil flow. @SPEtweets

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Crude oil ranges in consistency from water to a nearly solid state. @SPEtweets #SPEatTheBeach #engineering #crudeoil

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America gets more Oil from Canada and Mexico than the entire Middle East. @SPEtweets #SPEatTheBeach #engineering #oil

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Thums Island tour, make sure to sign up!!! #SPEatTheBeach @SPEtweets #lbsu #engineering #math #science #island #tour

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Fun Fact: Petroleum was originally refined for kerosene. Gas & diesel were seen as waste and thrown away! @SPEtweets

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Crude oil comes from fossilized organic material such as plants and animals. @SPEtweets #SPEatTheBeach #lbsu #oil

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Fun Fact: Russia's Chayvo oil field houses the world's deepest oil well, Z-44. It is 40,604 ft deep. @SPEtweets

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The U.S. oil production is about 5.36 million barrels a day!#SPEatTheBeach @SPEtweets #petroleum #oil #math #science

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Oil has been used by people for over 5,000 years! #SPEatTheBeach @SPE_Events #engineering #math #science #lbsu #oil

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Fun Fact: Pennsylvania's McClintock No 1 is the world's oldest active well. 153 years old and still going. @SPEtweets

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Did you know the U.S. has over 200,000 miles of oil pipelines. #SPEatTheBeach @SPE_Events #Engineering #petroleum

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Fun Fact: One 42-gallon barrel of crude oil, when distilled, produces 44 gallons of product. @SPE_Events #SPE

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Approximately 50% of all the oil consumed in the U.S. is for the transportation industry. #SPEatTheBeach @SPE_Events

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Fun Fact: 1859, 1st commercial well drilled in Pennsylvania, producing 25 barrels/day. @SPE_Events #SPEatTheBeach