Utilizing Technology to Create a Customized Training Experience
Without a doubt, technology is changing the way we live and work. This notion is nothing new or groundbreaking. For example, the energy industry has...
Oilman November-December 2020
The Business Case for Oil and Gas Companies to Think — and Act — Sustainably
There was talk when the COVID-19 crisis hit that it would sidetrack, at least temporarily, the oil and gas industry’s “beyond the barrel” diversification into...
Young Professionals in the Oil and Gas Industry: Interview with Kamilia Putri
Kamilia Putri is a production engineer at Schlumberger and is currently based in Houston, Texas. As an active Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) member, she...
What to Consider When Choosing a New Oil Field
Choosing the optimum oil drilling location is certainly not a straightforward process. Extensive planning is involved. It also requires various scientific parties to collaborate and,...
Tips for Operating Unconventional Reservoirs
The world’s energy demand is steadily increasing to the point that it has now become difficult for conventional hydrocarbon reservoirs to meet demand levels. Therefore,...
Virtual Training Technologies Will Be Used to Re-Train Furloughed COVID-19 Oil Industry Workers
The COVID-19 pandemic wiped out nearly 40 million jobs dating back to mid-February. It didn’t matter which industry, as millions of workers were either sent...
America’s Energy Challenges
America’s energy challenges will be before us for many years ahead. As I wrote in my book, America Needs America’s Energy, “Future generations are depending...
It Takes an Industry to Build a Forest
Nearly ten years ago, journalist and entrepreneur Jason Spiess began investigating the oil and gas industry in the Bakken oilfields. Months of sleeping in his...
Technologies That Help Diagnose Hydraulic Fracturing
Hydraulic fracturing is part of the upstream sector, occupying a privileged place in terms of its importance, as it is constantly used to raise production...
Living the Crude Life – November/December 2020
“We are in the process of closing a deal in Howard County in the Permian, so that will give us a presence there. We picked...