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An oil spill that has been quietly leaking millions of barrels into the Gulf of Mexico has gone unplugged for so long that it now verges on becoming one of the worst offshore disasters in US history.

The green light comes 4 years after the privately-held firm filed its development and production plan. Liberty Island would consist of gravel, stretch 9 acres, and sit just a few miles offshore.

NextDecade Corp. appointed Erik Ludtke chief commercial officer effective 1 November. He will be responsible for developing and managing the natural gas supply portfolio, the midstream assets, and the commercial operations required to provide NextDecade’s customers with LNG from NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG and Galveston Bay LNG projects. Mr. Ludtke has nearly 25 years…

Steady-state modeling of an asset requires the work of multiple engineering teams, which often leads to suboptimal facility design. An integrated model using information consistently across the entire asset may alleviate the pain resulting from conventional methods.

The unit is flowing oil and gas from the Lula Extremo Sul area, 290 km off Rio de Janeiro state in 2150 m of water.

The oilfield engineering services industry continues to “wheel and deal” with Jacobs’ $3.3-billion sale to WorleyParsons.

The deal covers drawings, designs, and cast patterns for BEL’s anchor- and chain-handling equipment.

The execution of process automation projects depends on the completion of tasks that are not necessarily related to automation, hampering project development timelines. How do automation solutions, such as digital twins, help to overcome these challenges?

Neptune Energy named Armand Lumens CFO effective 1 December. Lumens was most recently group CFO at Louis Dreyfus Company. Prior to that, he spent 20 years with Shell in various senior financial roles, including a stint as CFO of Shell Trading and Supply. He holds an MBA in international finance and accounting from Maastricht University.

Canadian agencies will begin establishing the scope of environmental assessment of the project, which is scheduled to start up in 2024.

The two biggest oilfield services providers are enjoying a rebound in international activity but continue to struggle with a softening US shale completions market. While takeaway constraints will be temporary, steep shale production declines may emerge as a longer-term challenge.

LMI’s Liquitron 7000 Series controller provides multi-parameter monitoring and control for metering pumps used in water treatment applications. It features a 7-in. color touchscreen and a user interface that operates in 6 languages (English, Spanish, German, Chinese, Portuguese, and French). It is equipped with an embedded 4G/LTE cellular modem for connection to the L…