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McDermott appointed Philippe Barril to its board of directors. Barril has served as COO at SBM Offshore since March 2015 and has over 25 years’ experience in the offshore oil and gas construction industry, including engineering and project management. He has held key positions of increasing responsibility for various companies, including as president and COO of Techni…

Beaches in Norfolk, England, were strewn with huge plastic pipes last month. The pipes, 8 ft in diameter and up to 1,574 ft long, were washed ashore while being towed from Norway to Algeria. The CEO of the pipe manufacturer, Pipelife, said a container ship collided with the pipes, as reported by Reuters.

Magnatrol's J Series of stainless steel solenoid valves helps control the flow of oil, natural gas, solvents, corrosive fluids, and other sediment-free fluids. No differential pressure is required to open the valve, which opens when energized and closes when de-energized. In this direct-acting valve, when the coil is energized, the stem is lifted from its conical seat…

On 26 October, members of the SPE Mid-Continent Section will gather at the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa to celebrate 100 years of technology and innovation. The Mid-Continent Section was formed 28 December 1917 in Tulsa as the 15th local section of the American Institute of Mining Engineers (AIME) and was until 1935 the only section with a predominantly petroleum members…

The TWP3 from Bell Technologies delivers quantifiable measurement of multiphase drilling fluids. By tapping the center of the device throat, the primary flow element produces a single averaged pressure point from four quadrants to equal the most accurate volume on any combination of flows. It is particularly suited to measuring multiphase volumetric flowrates for well…

Ted Curley was named chief development officer at Aquabotix Technology. Curley has more than 25 years of experience in sales and marketing for the unmanned underwater industry. Most recently, he was director of sales–vehicles at Teledyne Marine, where he led the direct sales team and negotiated contracts with commercial and governmental agencies. Previous, he served a…

The Articles of Incorporation of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Inc. (“SPEI”), have not been amended since 1994. On 9 July, 2017, the SPE Board of Directors passed a resolution approving a Restated Certificate of Formation (“RCOF”) for SPEI and recommending that it be sent to the members for approval. The RCOF will be presented to members for approval at th…

Weatherford appointed Karl Blanchard as executive vice president and COO. In this role, Blanchard will oversee region and product line operations; quality, health, safety, security, and environment; sales; engineering, research and development; and supply chain. He has 35 years’ experience in the oilfield services sector, having most recently served as COO for Seventy…

Magnum Oil named Jamie Phillips as its vice president of operations. Phillips brings more than 15 years of experience in engineering, operations, customer service, procurement, logistics, quality assurance, and quality control. He was a general manager at Flowserve and director of service operations at TIW. He also served 4 years as an operations managers at Baker Hug…

Tim Clarke was named managing director of Optical Metrology Services (OMS), a service company specializing in measurement, inspection, and sensing technology. Clarke founded OMS and served as the company's CEO until July 2014, when he moved to a non-executive chairman position. Prior to setting up OMS, he was sole trader of Optical Metrology Centre.