Letter from the Publisher (November-December 2016)
Safety is a key component to everything we do in the oil and gas industry, whether it’s on-or-offshore. Most of the time safety measures are...
Oilman November-December 2016
One of the First Traffic Lights, Main Street, Houston, 1920s
Photo courtesy of The Sloane Gallery, Houston, TX. Image for sale at www.sloanegallery.com or call 281-496-2212...
Shell Gas Station 1930s
Photo courtesy of The Sloane Gallery, Houston, TX. Image for sale at www.sloanegallery.com or call 281-496-2212...
A Moving Target
Finding the Right Safety Culture for Boom or Bust Work hazards in oil and gas abound — fire and explosions, falls, chemicals, machinery, and remote...
Oilman is Partnering With The Following Events
Lafayette Oil and Gas Convention Cajundome 444 Cajundome Boulevard Lafayette, LA November 9-10, 2016 http://roselandoilandgas.com 2nd Annual Oil and Gas Supply Chain & Procurement Summit...
America Needs America’s Natural Gas!
The 26th Annual IEPC energy policy conference is planned to be held in Detroit in 2018. Recently, I visited there and the “energy buzz” in...
Bringing ‘Big Data’ to the Oil Field
The oil and gas industry is drowning in data. Oil & gas operators routinely collect various kinds of data: flow rates, temperature, pressure, drill speed,...
The Close: Focusing on Relationships
My last article The Art of Business Development has garnered a lot of attention in the oil and gas acquisition and divestiture community for the...
Who Are Your Safety Leaders? The Answer May Surprise You
Effective leadership in business is a critical element in achieving and maintaining success. Smart businesses constantly work on improving and developing leadership skills within their...