Energies Media Staff

Oilman Interactive Crossword Puzzle – January/February 2018

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Oklahoma City Oil Field, State Capital Building, OK, 1930s

Photo courtesy Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma City Oil Field, State Capital Building, OK, 1920s

Photo courtesy Library of Congress

Louisiana Oil & Gas Industry Overview

Louisiana Quick Facts: The Henry Hub in Erath, Louisiana, where 13 major pipeline systems interconnect, is the delivery point for the benchmark natural gas futures contract…

Product Showcase: FOX Thermal Instruments

FOX Thermal Instruments has launched a new product – the Model FT4X Thermal Mass Flow Meter – ideal for serving Oil & Gas and Industrial applications.…

Artificial Intelligence: The Future of Oil & Gas

MarketsandMarkets projects that the AI in the oil and gas market was worth $1.42 billion in 2016 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of…

Tiger Rentals Completes Acquisition of Production Management Industries (PMI), a Leading Provider of Cleaning and Environmental Services to Oilfield Companies in the Gulf of Mexico and Texas

Beaumont, TX – Tiger Rentals Group, LLC (together with its affiliated companies, “Tiger Rentals”), a leading global oilfield and industrial equipment rental and services company, has…

Louisiana Energy Consumption by End-User Sector

As part of our research on Louisiana’s current oil and gas industry, which we covered in an Infographic in this issue of OILMAN, we found additional…

Louisiana Energy Consumption Estimates

As part of our research on Louisiana’s current oil and gas industry, which we covered in an Infographic in this issue of OILMAN, we found additional…

Louisiana Energy Production Estimates

As part of our research on Louisiana’s current oil and gas industry, which we covered in an Infographic in this issue of OILMAN, we found additional…

Imports of all Oil Grades to the U.S. by Port

[visualizer id=”9149″] Interactive Map Imports of Oil Grades From Around the World in 2016 by Port Crude Oil Grade: Light Sweet | Light Sour | Medium…

Imports of all Oil Grades to the U.S. by State

 [visualizer id=”9118″] Interactive Map Imports of Oil Grades From Around the World in 2016 by State Crude Oil Grade: Light Sweet | Light Sour | Medium…

EPIC Announces Approval of New Build 730-mile Permian Basin-to-Corpus Christi Crude Pipeline

December 21, 2017 (San Antonio, TX): EPIC today announced that it has received sufficient customer interest to sanction the proposed 730-mile crude pipeline running from the…

Highest Thanksgiving Gas Prices Since 2014 to Hit Motorists

GasBuddy projects that Thanksgiving will see the highest average gas prices since 2014 as the country prepares for the busiest traveling weekend of the year. Yet…

Construction Begins on the New 650-Mile EPIC NGL Pipeline

Construction has begun on the first phase of the EPIC NGL Pipeline project.  The 650-mile EPIC NGL Pipeline runs from Southeast New Mexico to Corpus Christi.…

Feature Podcast: For O&G, Environmental Concerns Are Market Concerns

From March 14, 1910, to September 10, 1911, millions of gallons of oil gushed out of a pressurized well in Kern-County, California. Known as the “Lakeview…

Alliance Elects Vice Chairman, President; Re-Elects Board Secretary

FORT WORTH – The Board of Directors of the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers today elected two seasoned veterans to lead the organization, and reelected another.…

Oil Derricks, Huntington Beach, CA, 1940s

THUMS (Astronaut) Oil Island White, Long Beach, CA, 1986

Spectra Logic

Spectra Logic designed and built the Spectra® T950 tape library to meet the stringent requirements of the enterprise for data integrity, data security and high reliability.…

LAGCOE 2017 Welcomed More Than 10,000

LAFAYETTE, La. (Oct. 26, 2017) – LAGCOE 2017 welcomed more than 10,000 people from 21 countries and across the U.S. to the Cajundome & Convention Center…

Oilman Interactive Crossword Puzzle – November/December 2017

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Finalists from Nearly 30 Countries Compete for 2017 S&P Global Platts Global Energy Awards

Energy companies from a record 28 countries have been selected as Finalists for the 19th annual  S&P Global Platts Global Energy Awards.  The 2017 Finalists, more…

Fort Worth-Based RRIG Water Solutions Acquires 475-Mile Pipeline In Permian Basin

RRIG Water Solutions, a subsidiary of Fort Worth-based RRIG Energy, has acquired a 475-mile pipeline located in the Eastern Delaware Basin from Oilfield Water Logistics. The…

Epic Pipeline Announces Capacity Agreement With BP Energy Company For New 650-Mile NGL Pipeline From The Permian Basin To Corpus Christi

EPIC Y Grade Pipeline, LP, a subsidiary of EPIC Y Grade Services, LP and EPIC Midstream Holdings, LP, today announced that it has signed a definitive…

Oildex Poised To Transform the Future of Oil & Gas Supply Chains with Its Acquisition of Phoenix DAS

Oildex announced today at its 2017 Community Conference in Austin, Texas that it has acquired Phoenix DAS, a leading provider of integrated field operations management software…

Feature Podcast: Technology and Politics Mix in the Downstream

There’s a popular phrase in American public affairs: “All politics is local.” Although the quip is more closely aligned to former U.S. House Speaker Tip O’Neill,…

Product Showcase: Danos

Danos has invented a solar powered, continuous chemical injection system (CCIS) that significantly improves upon existing systems. By leveraging its expertise in both solar power and…

Product Showcase: Lift-Off Pipe Supports

Throughout the oil and gas, and allied industries, the most interesting factor challenging Piping Engineers worldwide is the placement and longevity of pipe supports. Of interest…

Oilman Interactive Crossword Puzzle – September/October 2017

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US Gulf Coast Prepares for Hurricane Harvey

Oil and natural gas companies on the Texas coast were preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Harvey Thursday, with some shutting operations and evacuating personnel, sending…

Hidden No More: Technology Allows Fleet Owners to Identify Preventable Costs

Any oil and gas company that has a fleet to help carry out its business knows all too well how hidden expenditures can significantly eat away…

Microsoft and Halliburton Collaborate to Digitally Transform the Oil And Gas Industry

Microsoft and Halliburton announced plans to enter into a strategic alliance to drive digital transformation across the oil and gas industry. The relationship will combine the…

Exponent Energy Announces Major Operated Production Assets Purchase

Exponent Energy (Exponent), a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based energy investment firm, is pleased to announce that it has purchased the Oklahoma production assets of Sanchez Midstream Partners LP…

WolfePak Software’s Charlie Wolfe Steps Down as CEO

WolfePak Software LLC, a leading provider of financial, accounting and regulatory compliance software to the oil and gas industry, announced that founder and CEO Charlie Wolfe…

Physical Attacks Need to Remain a Focus in the Oil and Gas Industry

When discussing ‘attacks’ in the oil and gas industry, the most concern has centred on the digital realm. While we are experiencing a cyber revolution, something…

Hydraulic Drives that Fit the Application

For OEMs that design and build equipment or machinery, the hydraulic systems that drive the elements that lift, push, pull, drill or dig are often outsourced…

Texas is a Top Net Energy Supplier Among States

EIA recently released State Energy Data System estimates for net energy supply, which provide data on each state’s total primary energy production and consumption. Wyoming, Texas, Pennsylvania, West…

Networking Site Oilpro Shutting Down Permanently

Houston-based Oilpro.com, an energy networking site, announced today that it will shut down permanently. The social networking site for oil and gas professionals will go offline…

World Oil Transit Chokepoints

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) defines world oil chokepoints as narrow channels along widely used global sea routes, some so narrow that restrictions are placed…

Weir Oil & Gas Completes Acquisition of KOP Surface Products

Weir Oil & Gas, a leading upstream provider of pressure pumping and pressure control equipment and services, today announced it has completed its acquisition of KOP…

People on the Move: Anue Water Technologies Selects Tonya Chandler as Vice President, Sales & Marketing

Anue Water Technologies, the leading manufacturer of high-efficiency Ozone and Oxygen generation systems for the elimination of odor, corrosion and FOG (film, oil, grease) in municipal…

Brent and WTI Crude Oil Prices Expected to Average About $50 per Barrel Through 2018

EIA now forecasts Brent crude oil spot prices to average $51 per barrel (b) in 2017 and $52/b in 2018. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil…

UTSA Center for Community and Business Research Releases Eagle Ford Shale Study Highlighting 2014-16 Economic Impact

Commissioned by the South Texas Energy and Economic Roundtable (STEER), The University of Texas at San Antonio’s (UTSA) Center for Community and Business Research (CCBR) completed…

Trendsetter Engineering Successfully Completes STIM Well Projects

Trendsetter Engineering has successfully completed live well operations with their new 15,000 psi subsea hydraulic intervention system (referred to as STIM). The STIM system, which had…

Job Listing: Lukoil Intl. Upstream West, Inc. has an opening for a Senior Geophysicist position

Lukoil Intl. Upstream West, Inc. has an opening for a Senior Geophysicist position. Requires: Masters in Geosciences, Geophysics or Geology + 5yrs experience required. Duties: Provide quant & qual anal &…

CB&I Awarded Storage Tank Contract by Venture Global LNG

CB&I has been awarded a contract valued at nearly $200 million by Venture Global LNG, a U.S. based liquefied natural gas (LNG) export company, for the engineering,…

BCCK Holding Company Appoints Tony Canfield as Vice President of Engineering

BCCK Holding Company (BCCK), a leader in engineering, procurement, fabrication and field construction services, has appointed Tony Canfield as vice president of engineering to support company…

Product Showcase: Applied Physical Sciences Corp.

At the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston Texas this year, one exhibitor stood out as evidenced by the “wave” of excitement surrounding the release of their…

Product Showcase: ProOne Inc.

With artificial lift systems (ALS) being the workhorses on the majority of wells, lubrication has been a critical but generally unaddressed problem. Now, inefficient production and…