Paul S. Jones
Chevron (Ret.)Mr. Jones was the subsea unit manager at Chevron and previously served as Technical Director for Projects, Facilities and Construction on the SPE Board of Directors. His is currently CEO of Lockbridge Energy.
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The 2013 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) in October was a good meeting for facilities engineers: It offered good technical papers, an entertaining dinner panel session, and excellent networking opportunities. -
This is the time of year new graduates join our companies. There is tremendous talent coming into our industry. Over the years, I have developed a number of “observations/home truths,” which I invariably share as part of the dialogue around careers and opportunities.
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OTC recognized three figures who have contributed to facilities engineering: Dendy Sloan, Jim Brill, and Ken Arnold. They were recognized with the Distinguished Achievement Awards for their technical and leadership contributions to the industry.
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The current state of the subsea industry can best be described as confusing - there must be a better way of doing business.
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It has been a year since SPE launched the Oil and Gas Facilities magazine, and the number of subscribers has doubled. This is great news and demonstrates that the magazine is gaining traction and appeals to you—the projects, facilities, and construction (PFC) engineer.
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I extend a warm welcome to 2013, which henceforth will be known as the year of the facilities engineer. We are playing a more important role today than we ever have in the delivery of hydrocarbon assets to meet the world’s energy needs.
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Recent activities around career planning for facilities engineers led me to a list of "must read" books. The recent ATCE generated two revelations. As an industry, we do a poor job of managing major capital projects, and we do not know how to design separators.
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Process safety is attaining a higher profile in the energy business. I think we are continuing our safety journey and improving our practices and fluency, moving beyond personal safety into integration as a core part of the project, facilities, and construction (PFC) landscape.
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Complexity is now a day-to-day parameter in the world of the subsea engineer. We are not developing these systems for fun; huge value is associated with maximizing recovery from these deep, remote oil and gas reservoirs.
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The author reflects on technology myths within oil and gas as well as the PFC-related programming at the upcoming Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition.
