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MPG Pipeline Contractors hired Neal Jinkerson as a project manager. Jinkerson has nearly 50 years of pipeline experience, having worked for Henkels & McCoy for much of his career. He holds a BBA in US business history from the University of California-Berkeley and a BBA in construction management from the University of Denver.

Jeramie Pinter has joined MPG Pipeline Contractors as a project manager. Pinter has more than 10 years of project management experience. He came to MPG from PSC/Sprint Pipeline Services. He holds a BBA in finance from the University of Houston.

Borets appointed David Langley as North American health, safety, and environment (HSE) manager. Langley, who will be based in Houston, will be responsible for developing and implementing new HSE policies and programs within the company. Langley has received accreditation as a certified safety professional by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals and as a certifi…

Panelists at CERAWeek discussed the numerous steps their companies are taking to achieve large-scale permanent, in addition to cyclical, capex reductions on major projects.

As the cost to source, transport, store, treat, and dispose of water remains relatively high, water management programs will become a greater priority in the coming year.

An experimental study was conducted by use of a 6-in.-inner-diameter facility to analyze three-phase stratified wavy flow in horizontal pipelines.

The sources and magnitude of shear and the effects on oil droplet size can have significant consequences for downstream separation equipment performance.

Darren Woods was elected president of ExxonMobil Corp. and as a member of the company’s board of directors. Woods joined the Exxon Co. in 1992 as a planning analyst. He has held several domestic and international positions for the ExxonMobil Refining and Supply Co., ExxonMobil Chemical Co., and Exxon Company International. He also served as manager of investor relatio…

Whether using internal expertise or outside consultants, projects and initiatives can go awry due to cultural issues and bad management advice. This can have implications for many aspects of a business, including process safety.

More than 45% of energy companies fell victim to at least one cyberattack in 2014, a higher percentage than in any other corporate sector. With constant hacking threats, companies must develop strong cybersecurity strategies.

OPITO International, a developer of safety training standards, hired Richard Edwards as its Americas approvals manager. Edwards joins the company from Falck Safety Services, where he was a facility training manager. He entered the oil and gas industry in 2013 as a health, safety, and environment training instructor at Falck, eventually moving on to a number of senior …

Wood Group Mustang promoted Kent McAllister to president of its offshore business unit. McAllister, who was executive vice president of the company’s business unit, has nearly 30 years of engineering experience and 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He previously served as vice president of offshore operations at Jacobs and as vice president of the of…