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Many of the platforms in the North Sea are late in life, operating long past their initial design expectations due to costly life-extension work. Decommissioning has moved slowly, but the low price environment is likely to accelerate the trend.

Why do we as an industry do so poorly in executing large capital projects? Oil and gas is not alone. The many reasons for failure of megaprojects fall into five broad categories.

Todd Story joined STV as vice president and operations manager in its energy services division, where he will oversee operations in Denver and Bismarck, North Dakota. Story has more than 20 years of experience in technical management, project management, operations, and business development. He holds a BS in civil engineering from the University of Colorado.

The main drivers for sizing gas scrubbers have been performance requirements, process conditions, and project specifications. However, optimizing cost, delivery times, and weight is not the same as improving scrubber performance.

MPG Pipeline Contractors hired Neal Jinkerson as a project manager. Jinkerson has nearly 50 years of pipeline experience, having worked for Henkels & McCoy for much of his career. He holds a BBA in US business history from the University of California-Berkeley and a BBA in construction management from the University of Denver.

Jeramie Pinter has joined MPG Pipeline Contractors as a project manager. Pinter has more than 10 years of project management experience. He came to MPG from PSC/Sprint Pipeline Services. He holds a BBA in finance from the University of Houston.

Panelists at CERAWeek discussed the numerous steps their companies are taking to achieve large-scale permanent, in addition to cyclical, capex reductions on major projects.

Borets appointed David Langley as North American health, safety, and environment (HSE) manager. Langley, who will be based in Houston, will be responsible for developing and implementing new HSE policies and programs within the company. Langley has received accreditation as a certified safety professional by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals and as a certifi…

As the cost to source, transport, store, treat, and dispose of water remains relatively high, water management programs will become a greater priority in the coming year.

An experimental study was conducted by use of a 6-in.-inner-diameter facility to analyze three-phase stratified wavy flow in horizontal pipelines.

The sources and magnitude of shear and the effects on oil droplet size can have significant consequences for downstream separation equipment performance.

Whether using internal expertise or outside consultants, projects and initiatives can go awry due to cultural issues and bad management advice. This can have implications for many aspects of a business, including process safety.