|
|
|
Welcome to
the Oil and Gas
Facilities Newsletter
Welcome to the first monthly newsletter from
SPE’s Oil and Gas
Facilities.
Each month, we’ll deliver up-to-date news in upstream project and
facilities management, operations, processing, production, and
construction. From the design and operation of facilities to
decommissioning, we’ve got you covered.
Oil and Gas
Facilities magazine, published six times per year, is sent
as a member benefit to SPE members who designate Projects, Facilities,
and Construction as their primary or secondary technical discipline.
Begin your subscription today.
|
The
Widening Competency Gap in Corrosion Management
Effective
asset integrity management can stumble as a result of various factors.
Sometimes, the people responsible for the work drop the ball when it
comes to putting together the large picture necessary for the
assessment of a problem. Ali Morshed, corrosion engineering specialist
at Saudi Aramco, highlighted the shortcomings of the traditional
education and training of corrosion engineers at the NACE Corrosion
2014 conference in March.
|
To schedule your ad,
please contact our
sales team today.
|
SPE
Publishes Technical Report on Human Factors in Process Safety and
Culture
|
SPE published its first technical
report titled “The Human Factor: Process Safety and Culture,”
intended to provide guidance on the identification and mitigation of
risks associated with human factors in upstream E&P operations.
The report’s findings are based on the discussions and conclusions
made by a steering group of subject matter experts who attended a
2-day summit hosted by SPE. The summit’s goal was to create a common
understanding of the challenges posed by human factors and their
effects on safety, identify what is known and unknown in the field,
and explore possible actions to accomplish the changes indicated in
the US National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and
Offshore Drilling report. The six topics addressed in the report
include defining the scope of human factors; safety; training and
certification; operational control of work; decision making; and
information technology. The report is available to members and
nonmembers at no cost.
|
|
|
|
Workshops
Asset
Integrity Management – “Changing the Culture, Raising the Bar”
13–14 May | Abu Dhabi,
UAE
Environmental
Impact—Technical Solutions for the Exploration of Oil and Gas Resources
13–14 May | Halifax,
Nova Scotia, Canada
|
Conferences
Offshore Technology Conference
5–8 May | Houston,
Texas, USA
SPE
International Oilfield Corrosion Conference and Exhibition
12–13 May | Aberdeen, UK
SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference and
Exhibition
14–15 May | Aberdeen,
UK
SPE Latin America and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering
Conference
21–23 May | Maracalbo,
Venezuela
|
Training
Courses
Understanding Inorganic
Scaling—Mechanisms, Control and Management
12–13 May | Aberdeen, UK
Corrosion
Management and Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion
14 May | Aberdeen, UK
The
Science and Technology of Water Treating
28–29 May | Houston,
Texas, USA
|
|
|
|