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Optimum exploitation of unconventional hydrocarbons will rely almost as much on innovative business models as on technology breakthroughs.

Nathan Meehan is the nominee for 2016 SPE president. He and nine others make up the slate of nominees recommended for positions open on the SPE Board of Directors.

While shale unproved technically recoverable resources have been identified around the world, development has been limited to North America.

Papers in this month's issue cover the API standard for subsea equipment, produced water challenges in mature fields, hydrate formation, and liquid-loading in aging gas developments.

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.

Wood Group Mustang named John Etherington as general manager of its Malaysia operations in the Asia Pacific region. He is based in Kuala Lumpur and oversees the company’s offshore, onshore, chemicals, oil sands, process plants, industrial, and automation and control markets. Etherington has 26 years of experience in the upstream and downstream sectors of the oil and g…

Deepwater capital expenditure is expected to more than double compared to the previous 5 year period. Douglas-Westwood also expects a continued trend toward exploration in ultradeepwaters in depths greater than 2000 m.

The 45th edition of the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) will take place 5–8 May at Reliant Park in Houston, Texas.

This paper demonstrates a design methodology that combines the API and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessels Code (BPVC) for designing an example subsea pressure containing component for HP/HT conditions greater than 15,000 psi and 250°F.

In this study, a pilot plant with a capacity of 50 m3/d was used to conduct flotation, filtration, and adsorption trials for produced-water treatment at a crude-oil gathering facility.