Reversing the Ban on Oil Exports with the Passage of H.R. 702
Bi-partisan efforts have yielded great strides with the passing of oil and gas bill H.R. 702 on Sept. 17. This bill approved by the House...
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Oklahoma Well Regulations Increased Due to Earthquake Activity
Homes and businesses throughout Oklahoma are feeling the effects of daily tremors likely due to the process of oil and gas drilling. While certain seismic...
Oil Jobs to be Cut by GE in Lufkin, Texas
With the plunge in global oil prices expected to continue and a crude oil oversupply in the U.S., companies including General Electric (GE), the industrial...
Take A Bow
Letter from the Publisher In researching this issue it was amazing to see how the oil and gas industry has naturally progressed its safety processes...
Safety Offshore: Halliburton Diver Servicing a Blowout Off the Coast of Louisiana Early 1950s
In oil and gas safety is priority #1 and that was certainly true back when offshore production was still in its infancy. Demand for oil...
Developing Technology: Humble Oil (Standard Oil) Offshore Rig 1950s
Each new drilling project continued to redefine the boundaries and limitations of offshore drilling. In 1963 Shell Oil surprisingly shared its revolutionary deepwater drilling technology...
Stellar Amenities: Halliburton Workers Prepare a Well Deserved Meal Early 1950s
Working offshore meant working in close quarters with the rest of the crew and eating whatever was available. After a long, dangerous shift it’s safe...
Rules and Standards
Industry and regulators took significant steps over the summer in the ongoing effort to bolster oil and gas pipeline safety through development of new standards...
API: Proposed rule ‘could make offshore operations less safe’
The American Petroleum Institute (API) in comments submitted to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) cautioned that the unintended consequences of some elements...
Industry Reacts to EPA Actions
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan: Final Rule released on Aug. 3. EPA’s final rule establishes interim and final CO2 emission performance rates for...