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Completed 11 months ahead of schedule, BP’s Thunder Horse South Expansion project furthers the company’s deep water agenda.

Shell named Zoe Yujnovich as chairman of its Australian operations effective 1 April. Yujnovich is currently executive vice president of oil sands for Shell. Prior to joining the company, she held frontline and management roles in mining across three continents. She joined Rio Tinto in 1996, where she held various roles including company president in Brazil and chief …

Borets named Obren Lekic as chief executive officer (CEO) of Borets US. Lekic has more than 20 years' experience in the oil and gas industry. He joined Borets in 2005, serving as the deputy general director for business development and marketing. He went on to serve as vice president of the eastern hemisphere for Borets International. Prior to taking on his current ro…

The CEO of Phillips 66 expects the DAPL to be operational in 2Q 2017.

Designers used algorithms to create 10,000 unique acoustic panels to line the ceiling, walls, and balustrades of Hamburg's Elbphilharmonie concert hall. The panels comprise 1 million little divots, ranging from 4 to 16 cm across, that shape sound within the auditorium.

A closer look at recent unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) regulations and sensor technologies shows the areas in which they could have a major impact on oil and gas projects in the future.

US Water named LaMarr Barnes as its chief executive officer. Barnes has more than 25 years of experience in industrial water treatment and technology management. Hired in 2010 as vice president of marketing, he assumed added responsibilities as vice president of marketing and business development before being named senior executive vice president of marketing and stra…

Katharine Morgan was named president of ASTM International. Morgan, a 33-year veteran of the company, served as its executive vice president for the past two years. Prior to that, she was ASTM's vice president of Technical Committee operations. She is a board member of the American National Standards Institute’s Board of Directors, the Council of Engineering and Scien…

The SPE technical director of Production and Facilities discusses the role process and occupational safety play in oil and gas operations.

Due to the continued pressure from weak utilization of existing operating fleet and supply overhang of newbuilds, Keppel is cutting its yard capacity. The company is however seeking opportunities in niche and new markets.

In this tenth article of the series, the author focuses primarily on specific operational elements of troubleshooting rather than the mechanical design of the separator.   

Tyer Wind in Tunisia developed a wind turbine that mimics the flapping motion of hummingbirds' wings. Rated power output is 1 kW, using two carbon-fiber wings, each 5.25-ft long. At rated power, it operates at 450 rpm. The machine is currently undergoing open air/real conditions testing.