President Barack Obama on Dec. 4 signed into law H.R. 22, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, which authorizes budgetary resources for surface transportation programs for fiscal years 2016-2020; reauthorizes taxes that support the Highway Trust Fund through Sept. 30, 2022, and expenditures from that Fund through Oct. 1,…
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.