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Kline appointed Annie Jarquin as director in the energy practice and Hardeep Parmar as director in the chemicals practice. Jarquin ran the global lubricants and greases benchmarking and analysis project at Malik Management, where she advised lubricant companies on operations improvement and cost reduction. She holds a BEng with honors in chemical and process engineeri…

The oil and gas industry must learn to engage with local citizens better if it is to build upon its social license to operate. A joint PFC/HSE luncheon during ATCE addressed this topic.

The oil price cannot be USD 20 for any long period because we cannot produce enough oil to feed the world at that price. But if the price of oil is based on supply and demand, how could it fall to USD 20 at any point in time?

Nontechnical risks, primarily around HSE or social responsibility, increasingly pose risks to project timelines. To manage these risks, companies are seeking systems that can ensure quality performance in these operational areas.

Low prices will constrain maintenance and modifications in the coming year. However, maintenance can only be delayed so long, leading to a long-term outlook of growth in the market for maintenance, modifications, and operations.

Recent investigations underscore the importance of understanding the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, for both US and non-US companies.

An underperforming scrubber that was suffering from too much oil carry-over is described along with options for debottlenecking and improving performance.

Construction costs, contractor involvement, flow assurance, and the integration of new technologies created to improve production are some of the deepwater challenges exacerbated by the current low price environment.

To support subsea processing of heavy crudes, an inline electrocoalescer was tested for separation of water droplets dispersed in the crude oil.

Learn how different inlet designs affect fluid dynamics and ultimately scrubber performance.

An ecosystem-based management program is described to assess the potential sensitivities and contribution of the platform as an artificial reef.

After initial exploration, a prospect deep in the Amazon jungle was declared non-commercial. The authors discuss how the initial project planning contributed to the decommissioning effort by means of life-cycle planning.