This session will discuss the many current topics relevant to the SPE DSEA technical discipline and the many ongoing initiatives in different regions within the DSEA technical section. The interactions of the DSEA technical session with the other technical disciplines, technical sections and local sections will be discussed, based on feedback from our DSEA members and the oil and gas companies that have been reaching out for different initiatives. The role of the DSEA technical discipline within the energy transition will be discussed, such as the involvement of our DSEA members in the GEODE project.