Ken Arnold

Worley Parsons

Ken Arnold has over 45 years of industry experience in facilities design, project management, and offshore safety. He served 16 years at Shell and founded Paragon Engineering Services in 1980. Arnold is currently senior technical advisor for WorleyParsons and an independent consultant. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2005. Arnold has served on the Board of SPE as vice president of finance and as the first director of Projects, Facilities, and Construction. He is on the editorial board of SPE’s Oil and Gas Facilities magazine. Arnold is coauthor of two textbooks and over 50 technical articles and has twice been chosen as an SPE Distinguished Lecturer. He was named 2003 Houston Engineer of the Year by the Texas Society of Professional Engineers, and received the 2013 Individual Distinguished Achievement Award of the Offshore Technology Conference. Arnold has taught facilities engineering at the University of Houston and is a recipient of the SPE Public Service Award, the SPE DeGoyler Distinguished Service Medal, and the SPE Production and Operations Award.

Safety

Industry Can Do More To Raise Awareness of Operational Safety

Gone are the days when missing a few fingers is a badge of honor in the oilpatch. Author, Distinguished Lecturer and Consultant Ken Arnold discusses how far the the industry has come in prioritizing safety, and what more can be done to improve it.

March 17, 2015 • Ken Arnold • Oil and Gas Facilities
Separation/treating

Quantifying Separation Performance Taking Bothamley’s Work to the Next Level

Mark Bothamley's series quantifying separation performance in the August-December 2013 issues represents a significant addition to the literature in two-phase separator design. Ken Arnold proposes additional areas of study to take our knowledge even further.

March 27, 2014 • Ken Arnold • Oil and Gas Facilities
Career Development

Personal Perspectives of Two Distinguished Lecturers: Experience Opportunity and Adventure

The time for the annual selection of SPE’s Distinguished Lecturers (DLs) is coming soon. If you are unfamiliar with the DL program or have not explored it in depth, consider learning more as the selection process for the 2015–2016 lecture season begins on 1 February 2014.

November 2, 2013 • Ken Arnold • Oil and Gas Facilities
Career Development

Ethics and Integrity Matter in the Workplace, Part II

Ken Arnold points out how easily we can all behave unethically from time to time and describes a number of ethical dilemmas.

September 15, 2013 • Ken Arnold • The Way Ahead