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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…

When panels in an instrument equipment shelter kept tripping and the occasional smell of H2S led to an investigation of the rationale. Although a rare occurrence, this paper presents a strategy for prevention through careful site selection.

The deployment of appropriate CO2-separation technologies for natural gas processing is viewed as an abatement measure toward global CO2-emissions reduction. Selection of the optimum technology requires special attentiion.

InterMoor hired Folabi Bolatiwa as general manager of its Nigerian operations. Bolatiwa joined the company in 2007 as an engineer and has more than 10 years of experience in the offshore oil and gas industry, serving in engineering, operations, and management roles. He was previously the company’s Gulf of Guinea operations manager and helped launch its Nigerian office…

OPITO appointed Graham Gall as managing director. Gall was previously managing director at Falck Safety Services. He has 25 years of experience in the energy industry and in aviation, holding a number of international leadership positions, including a stint as standards and approvals director for OPITO’s business in the UK North Sea.

In the Price of Oil, Roberto Aguilera and Marian Radetzki predict a dramatic increase in shale oil and other tight oil production from about 4 million BOPD today to as much as 40 million in 2035. This will have a limiting effect on oil price.

As operators look to reduce the time and cost for projects, adopting a modular approach to facility design. While this approach may provide some benefits, it may not be the most efficient path.

Influence is an important part of engineering. It is not enough to develop a brilliant design; you have to convince someone to build it. Intuition and reason are important factors in influence.

Bernard Looney has been promoted to chief executive for BP. Looney has been chief operating officer (COO) of production in the upstream segment since 2013. He joined BP in 1991 as a drilling engineer, holding positions in the UK North Sea, Vietnam, and the US Gulf of Mexico before moving to executive roles within the company.