A Promising Future for the Oil Industry
The hydrocarbon industry has been a target of attack in the last three decades due to the increased concern over carbon emissions and other pollutants,...
Articles by Raul Palencia
The Petrochemical Industry Versus COVID-19
The petrochemical industry is the last process that hydrocarbons face before becoming raw material. After applying different processes and treatments to hydrocarbon products, elements that...
Techniques to Prevent Sand Production in Oil Wells
Sandout is a recurring phenomenon in oil-producing wells that occurs when small rock particles (sand or very fine grains) that belong to the formation travel...
Technologies to Detect and Mitigate Pipe Corrosion
Corrosion can be defined as the deterioration that a metal suffers from being under exposure to electrochemical molecules that are in its environment, creating permanent...
Drilling Tools Most Used and Techniques to Exploit Formation Conditions
Well drilling, the second step in the downhole process, begins when the superficial casing is put in place and ends when the well is set...
Marketing Strategy in the Oil and Gas Business
The oil and gas industry is based on the marketing of hydrocarbons. Since the early stages, the use of this raw material has made a...
Crucial Features in Optimal Management of Oil and Gas Storage and Terminals
The storage of hydrocarbons represents one of the last steps of the production chain; tank farms are places where the oil pumped from the oil...
How Young Students Entering the Field Can Gain Leadership Skills
Leadership is one of the most sought-after qualities in a professional of the oil field, some of them have this innate ability, but for many...
Why Not Graphene?
Graphene is a sub-derivative material of the most abundant element on our planet: carbon. Known by scientists as the miraculous material, graphene is positioned as...
How Much Has the Oil Industry Been Robotized and What Would It Gain in Taking This Further?
The continuous changes in the oil industry lead us to start searching for new technologies, and one of these is the processes automation in oil...