Oilman May-June 2023

NJ Ayuk Makes His Case

NJ Ayuk is Africa’s renaissance man. Born in West Africa, (he calls himself “the luckiest kid born in Cameroon”), and raised by a single mother of…

My Path to the Oil and Gas Industry

As I think back to my years growing up in Uvalde, Texas, then attending the University of Texas at Austin, my path to the oil and…

Supreme Court Rules Day Rate Workers Entitled to Overtime Pay

In a highly anticipated case that has major implications for the oil and gas industry, the United States Supreme Court held that an oilfield worker paid…

Letter from the Publisher (May-June 2023)

Summer is approaching. Time moves quickly, especially when business is good. How has the oil and gas industry performed from a year ago? I’ll start with…

Tank Storage Sees New Design and Continued Benefits of Preventative Maintenance

Like upstream, and all oil and gas production areas, tank storage can benefit from improvement and regular maintenance. When discussing the oil and gas industry, the…

Realizing Global Growth – What the Oil and Gas Sector Can learn from Civil Nuclear Manufacturing Processes

As the demand for a shift to renewable energy sources grows, the infrastructure that has long served as the foundation of our energy supply is undergoing…

Sofiane Djezzar, Geoscientist, University of North Dakota Energy and Environmental Research Center

Alan Alexeyev: Please introduce yourself and your area of expertise. Sofiane Djezzar: I am an enthusiastic geoscientist at the University of North Dakota (UND) Energy and…

How To Control Costs in the Cloud

Organizations around the globe are moving their workloads to public cloud platforms such as Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google cloud. These platforms offer tremendous benefits…

Oilman Cartoon May/June 2023

Advanced Hardware Milling Solution Enables Access to North Sea Well

The recent introduction of an advanced hardware milling system has made a significant industry impact and, as illustrated by the following case, a “CNC-like” milling operation…

Permian Strategic Partnership Identifies Workforce Shortage

The oil and gas industry tends to ride trends experienced by all facets of business. The ups and downs of oil prices result in a trickle-down…

Embracing the Past and Empowering the Future

In order to reach ultimate results for a strong energy future, it is my belief that we must embrace the past and empower the future. Energy…

How Energy Firms Can Leverage AI Tools Like ChatGPT and AR/VR

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools are becoming more mainstream today, and an increasing number of professionals, such as designers, engineers and manufacturers of energy, utilities, and oil…

Going Off the Grid to Create Low-Cost Hydrogen

Many experts within the energy industry claim that fossil fuels remain the primary energy source because of the low costs associated with producing and refining the…

Risk Based Inspection to Maintain Asset Integrity of Oil and Gas Industry Assets

Assets integrity is essential to maintain safety, regulatory compliance and productivity. Balancing this imperative against potential cost is a constant challenge. These days, the oil and…

Learning from Normal Work: How to Get Ahead of Failure and Improve Safety, Quality and Operational Efficiency

Safety is a top priority in various industries, particularly one such as oil and gas, and organizations traditionally focus on learning from accidents and incidents to…