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background-repeat: no-repeat; opacity: 1.0; " > <div class="col" style="background-image: url(); background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover;" " > <p style="text-align: right; font-size: 1em; color: #0d60ff;"><a href="#magazines">Magazines</a> | <a href="#journal">SPE Journal</a> | <a href="#onepetro">OnePetro</a> | <a href="#books">eBooks</a> | <a href="#books">Technical Reports</a> | <a href="#authors">Author Resources</a> | <a href="#advertise">Advertise</a></p> <h2><big>SPE Publications</big></h2> <p><big>Explore insightful news, industry-leading magazines and <em>SPE Journal</em>, and technical literature. <a href="/publications/subscribe/" target="_self" class style="opacity: 1.0;">Subscribe</a> to keep updated with critical trends in the industry.</big></p> <p> </p> <a id="magazines"></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bg-color-related-2 container-fluid" style="background-image: url(); background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; 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