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A summary of the OTC panel discussion on the potential cybersecurity risks companies face from malicious actors, risk mitigation strategies, and emerging security standards.

Innovative technologies will be critical to the industry as it manages through an oil price downturn, and the industry must create a supportive environment for startup companies that promotes the growth and competition needed for a stable marketplace.

The assessment of service life extension is not unique to oil and gas facilities, and commonalities exist in evaluating the equipment and components in other sectors.

AccessESP appointed Anwar Assal as Middle East and North Africa regional manager. He has 20 years of well completions experience, including 15 years at Schlumberger and 5 years at Baker Hughes, with experience working in Africa, Europe, and Asia. He holds a BS in petroleum engineering from Cairo University.

A quantitative, probabilistic risk modeling tool used for more than a decade by the NASA might help the offshore industry prevent low-probability but high-impact incidents.

Gavin Sherwood has been appointed business development manager for Simmons Edeco Europe. He will oversee global sales and marketing initiatives for the company’s valve, wellhead, and asset integrity maintenance services supplied from its European headquarters in Great Yarmouth, England. Sherwood has 26 years of experience in well services, including 10 years in a vari…

As cyberattackers find ways to exploit the vulnerabilities in present security systems, the industry continues to develop more robust cybersecurity controls to protect its assets.

Phaneendra Kondapi was appointed director of subsea engineering for the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He has more than 20 years of experience in the industry including with FMC Technologies and KBR in engineering and consulting projects worldwide. As the KBR adjunct professor of subsea engineering at the University of Houston, Kondapi helped develop …

Chris Waller was named engineering manager at ACE Winches. He joins the company from SengS, where he was engineering director for 4 years. In his current role, he will oversee engineering activity including the hydraulic, mechanical, structural, electrical, and project engineering departments. Waller has held a number of senior roles over the course of a 12-year caree…

Continued suppression of global oil prices has questioned the viability of several large and ultradeepwater projects. Article covers Douglas-Westwood’s deepwater expenditure forecast for the 2016–2020 period, and the effect of reduced rig demand on deepwater Capex growth.

Appointment of Donnie Busscher as engineering manager was announced by Stokes and Spiehler. Busscher worked as an in-house engineer and wellsite consultant for land and offshore operations before joining Stokes and Spiehler. He holds a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Yang Hua was appointed chief executive officer and redesignated as executive director of the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). Yang has more than 30 years of experience in petroleum exploration and production. From 1982 to 1992, he served in a number of positions at the CNOOC Research Center, including director of its field development department and ma…