The Role of Rail Logistics In The Movement Of Oil & Gas Production And Downstream Commodities
Some of the very first barrels of crude oil produced in this country were transported in a system designed to move crude from Western Pennsylvania...
Oilman July-August 2019
Oil Ships Which Rule The Waves
On January 8, 2019, a Vietnam-registered oil tanker Aulac Fortune has exploded and caught fire off the coast of Hong Kong’s Lamma Island, killing at least one...
The Drilling Industry Reaps the Rewards of Data Analytics
The drilling industry’s push for increased digitalization has been driven by new data formats, innovative software applications as well as an ever-increasing abundance of real-time...
Composite Solution Restores Eroded Petrochemical Plant Line
Scheduled plant turnarounds allow owners to take an entire process unit offstream for maintenance, providing time for damaged and worn equipment and systems to be...
Digital Twin Technology Can Drive Greater Efficiency, Support New Business
Oil and gas industry experts are constantly searching for ways to produce energy more efficiently. And they are seeking methods to improve health and safety...
Recent Appellate Decisions on the Obligations of Mineral Executives and the Waiver of Anti-Pooling Provisions
In April, the Texas Supreme Court issued a decision—Texas Outfitters v. Nicholson—that addresses the vexing situation in which the owner of the executive rights also...
The Impact of Software on Gas Flaring and Oil Refining
Gas flaring is the process of burning excess hydrocarbon gases, which cannot be recovered or recycled, and combining those gases with steam or air to...
Oil and Gas Companies are Reaching for the Sky
Drones or UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) have gained popularity over the years recreationally, in business and in industry. In the oil and gas sector, this...
Importance of Bolting Systems
So many components make up a successful oil rig or onshore well structure. It’s hard to place value on which piece of equipment is the...
Salt of the Earth: The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve
The U.S. SPR (Strategic Petroleum Reserve) is an oil reserve created in response to the 1973-1974 oil embargo. America’s dependence on OPEC (Organization of the...