Howard Duhon

Principal Engineering Advisor Viking Engineering (a GATE Energy company)

Duhon, SPE, is a principal engineering advisor at Viking Engineering (a GATE Energy company). He has served as Technical Director for Projects, Facilities, and Construction on the SPE Board of Directors, a member of the Oil and Gas Facilites Editorial Board, and on many SPE committes. He is currently the chair of the SPE Delta Section.

He has 38 years of work experience, with 15 years in petrochemical industry in process and project design roles. For the past 23 years, he has been in oil and gas consulting roles with 12 years being involved specifically in systems engineering.

Culture Matters: Is Engineering Like Writing a Song?

The song is about writing songs. But it makes writing songs sound so much like engineering I had to write about it.

May 20, 2019 • Howard Duhon • Oil and Gas Facilities
Field/project development

The Missing Piece in Why Some Complex Projects Fail

Why do 80% of megaprojects in the oil industry fail? A recently published book reaches a counterintuitive conclusion on the leadership traits required to run complex projects successfully.

April 17, 2018 • Howard Duhon • Oil and Gas Facilities
Risk management

Hierarchy Theory and the Sound of One Hand Clapping

Application of hierarchy theory helps in understanding complexity and is a tool that you should have in your engineering and management toolboxes.

May 17, 2017 • Howard Duhon • Oil and Gas Facilities
Memory Isn’t What It Used To Be

The science of memory reveals unexpected and surprising findings. When is a memory accurate? Are our memories significantly different from the actual events?

February 12, 2017 • Howard Duhon • Oil and Gas Facilities
Management

Simple Rules in a Complex World

In this column, Howard Duhon examines different types of complexity theory.

January 3, 2017 • Howard Duhon • Oil and Gas Facilities
Engineering a Safer World

In this column, Howard Duhon provides a book report on Nancy Leveson’s "Engineering a Safer World."

October 19, 2016 • Howard Duhon • Oil and Gas Facilities
The Reason for Reason: To Win Arguments

It may seem like reason is a powerful tool to lead us to truth, but does it really work well?

August 24, 2016 • Howard Duhon • Oil and Gas Facilities
Handing Over the Reins

SPE PFC Technical Director Howard Duhon hands over the reins to incoming technical director Hisham Saadawi.

August 22, 2016 • Howard Duhon • Oil and Gas Facilities
Major Decisions May Not Matter That Much

Decision making is a critically important part of engineering. In this article, the author argues that the day-to-day project execution decisions are more important than major project decisions and deserve more attention.

June 29, 2016 • Howard Duhon • Oil and Gas Facilities
Hisham Saadawi Named New PFC Technical Director

SPE PFC Technical Director Howard Duhon announces the incoming PFC Technical Director and shares his experiences from his trip to Alaska for the June SPE Board meeting.

June 28, 2016 • Howard Duhon • Oil and Gas Facilities

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