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Melody Meyer, SPE, will retire from Chevron as president of Asia Pacific exploration and production effective 1 June, after a 37-year career with the company. She will be succeeded by Stephen Green. In her recent years with Chevron, Meyer played an important role in advancing the company’s Gorgon and Wheatstone projects in Australia, the Chuandongbei project in China,…

Ganesh Thakur, 2012 SPE President, was elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Thakur is president of Thakur Services. He was elected for his leadership in the implementation of integrated reservoir management techniques. His work is well-recognized in the emergence of reservoir management as an interdisciplinary practice. He is widely published and has served…

Behrooz Fattahi, 2010 SPE President and 2014 American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) President, was honored with the Orange County Engineering Council President’s Award. He is the president of EnerTrain Institute, which provides heavy oil recovery training and consulting. He has more than 37 years of experience in the industry and m…

The amount of data within industry continues to grow. Information management is a significant challenge, but it provides an opportunity for improved project performance.

Bernard Looney has been promoted to chief executive for BP. Looney has been chief operating officer (COO) of production in the upstream segment since 2013. He joined BP in 1991 as a drilling engineer, holding positions in the UK North Sea, Vietnam, and the US Gulf of Mexico before moving to executive roles within the company.

BP promoted Lamar McKay to deputy group chief executive. McKay’s responsibilities will include strategy and long-term planning, safety and operational risk management, technology, and corporate governance. He had previously served as the company’s upstream chief executive since 2013 and has been on its executive team since 2008, a year before his appointment as chairm…

In March 2016, the SPE Board of Directors created a separate technical discipline for Completions.

In maturing oil wells, oil production is often restricted as reservoir pressure depletes. Two case studies highlight the application of two-screw multiphase pump systems in to extend well life.

Samir Brikho stepped down from his position as chief executive officer (CEO) at Amec Foster Wheeler. Brikho had been Amec’s CEO since 2006, overseeing the company’s USD 3 billion acquisition of Foster Wheeler in 2014. Prior to joining Amec, he served as chief executive at ABB Lummus Global, head of the power systems division at the ABB Group, and was a member of the S…

Many of the platforms in the North Sea are late in life, operating long past their initial design expectations due to costly life-extension work. Decommissioning has moved slowly, but the low price environment is likely to accelerate the trend.