The decade of 2010 to 2019 began with a bucket full of optimism for the oil and gas industry in the United States and Texas by many analysts from around the world. Not only did the industry meet those expectations, it exceeded them and reached new heights very few predicted….
Alex Mills is the former President of the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers. The Alliance is the largest state oil and gas associations in the nation with more than 3,000 members in 305 cities and 28 states.
Oil and gas operations are commonly found in remote locations far from company headquarters. Now, it's possible to monitor pump operations, collate and analyze seismic data, and track employees around the world from almost anywhere. Whether employees are in the office or in the field, the internet and related applications enable a greater multidirectional flow of information – and control – than ever before.