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Wood Group has appointed Grant Angus as chief financial officer for its specialist technical solutions business. Angus moves into the role from his position as vice president of finance and administration for Wood Group’s Asset Life Cycle Solutions business in Europe. Before joining Wood Group in 2012 as group head of internal audit, he spent 15 years working for KPMG…

CNOOC appointed Yuan Guangyu as chief executive officer. Yuan joined CNOOC in 1982, and in his time with the organization he has served in a number of roles. In November 2006, he was named assistant president of CNOOC. In February 2009, he became executive vice president. From April 2013 to June 2016, he served as director, vice party secretary, and party secretary of…

Optimizing laterals by integrating data from many sources to address reservoir variability and structural challenges can increase shale well productivity.

Three experts from different sectors discussed the challenge of methane and regulation at the first panel session of the 2017 SPE Health, Safety, Security, Environment, and Social Responsibility Conference–North America in New Orleans.

CGE Subsea named Jon Arve Sværen as its new chairman of the board for subsea. Sværen is currenty vice president of business strategy processing at OneSubsea. He has also served as vice president of processing system sales for the company. Sværen's appointment was made along with the appointment of several others to GCE Subsea's board of directors: Tove Ormevik, offsho…

The 2017 SPE Health, Safety, Security, and Social Responsibility Conference–North America started with a blast on 18 April and continued with a discussion of how the brain works and a brain-centric view of safety.

When technology startups and oil and gas companies finally agree to run a pilot test, there are a few things both sides of the table should know before they move forward.

A solar-powered cooled hard hat can reduce the skin temperature of workers by up to 10°C. They will first be issued to workers on construction sites for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar this summer. A solar panel embedded in the top of the helmet powers a fan that draws in hot air, which is cooled by phase change materials and filtered onto the worker's head. Including a…

Phoenix Petroleum, an independent petroleum contracting company, named Henry Albert "Bong" Fadullon as its chief operating officer, replacing Romeo De Guzman. Fadullon has more than 25 years' experience in the petroleum industry most recently serving as general manager for Shell Shared Services' global businesses. De Guzman will become vice chairman of Phoenix's board…

Oil and gas producers in the Gulf of Thailand face unique technical challenges. This review of papers illustrates some of the innovative solutions used in the region.

A NIOSH hygienist examines emerging chemical exposure risks workers faced during drilling, completions, and servicing operations.

This paper analyzes water production from horizontal shale wells in five sections of the Wattenberg field in northeastern Colorado. Models were developed for these wells for future water-production prediction and a spatial analysis was also conducted.