2018 March-April

Oklahoma Oil & Gas Industry Overview

GasBuddy Reveals U.S. States with the Most Aggressive Drivers

BOSTON – April 24, 2018 – Aggressive driving habits like speeding, rapid acceleration and braking is the quickest way to waste gas and lower gas mileage by as…

Record Crowd of Energy Supporters Descend on State Capitol to Show Leaders Importance of Louisiana’s Oil And Natural Gas Industry

BATON ROUGE – April 25, 2018 – More than 700 Louisiana leaders, workers, supporters and students came together Tuesday, April 24, to show support for the state’s…

Oil Companies Focus On Future Financial Health

Many oil and natural gas exploration and production (E & P) companies learned the importance of maintaining a health bottom line during the crash of oil…

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9th Annual East Texas Energy Symposium

The East Texas Oil Museum on the Kilgore College campus will host the Ninth Annual East Texas Energy Symposium May 1, 2018. A complimentary tour of…

Oil & Gas and Blockchain: Fad or Truly Disruptive?

First there was big data and now Blockchain is being hailed as the next transformative technology. It took the oil price crash and the resulting focus…

Hidden Tax: Motorists Shell Out $76 Billion in 2018 for Gas Taxes

BOSTON – Apr. 17, 2018 – Against a backdrop of gas prices that have risen sharply in the last two weeks, motorists are sure to be…

The Energy Sector: A Giant Economic Engine for the Louisiana Economy

Lafayette, La. – April 17, 2018 – Noted economist Dr. Loren C. Scott’s latest study, “The Energy Sector: Still a Giant Economic Engine for the Louisiana…

Petroplan Appoints Philippa Barnes as New CEO

London – April 18, 2018 – Petroplan Group, the specialist oil, gas and energy recruitment company, is delighted to announce the appointment of Philippa Barnes as its new CEO.…

Gasoline And Crude Oil Prices Increase

Gasoline and diesel prices are rising. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports the average retail price of gasoline was $2.69 per gallon on April 9, which…

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Average Gas Prices Rise to Highest Since 2015

CHICAGO – April 12, 2018 – Gas prices are getting pumped up to their highest level in years. The national average price of gasoline is now…

Anadarko Announces Approval Of Mozambique LNG Development Plan

HOUSTON, March 5, 2018 — Anadarko Petroleum Corporation today announced it has received official approval from the Government of Mozambique for the Golfinho/Atum Field Development Plan. The Development…

2018 Oil & Natural Gas Industry Day

WHAT: 2018 Oil & Natural Gas Industry Day WHO: The Honorable Mark Menezes, U.S. Department of Energy Under Secretary of Energy Felecia Gomez-Walker, St. Charles Parish…

Taking Batteries Out of the Cost Equation for WirelessHART Networks

Wireless instruments provide critical information on physical processes such as temperature, pressure, level, flow and humidity to wireless sensing networks, including WirelessHART, ISA100, Zigbee and other…

Sun Coast Resources, Inc. Expands POWER Program for Emergency Fueling

HOUSTON – April 9, 2018 – Sun Coast Resources, Inc., one of the largest wholesale petroleum marketers in the United States, has expanded its Emergency Fuel POWER…

Aquaterra Energy Successfully Designs, Fabricates and Installs First CSP Platform For Offshore Trinidad and Tobago

Aquaterra Energy, a leading global offshore engineering solutions provider, is pleased to announce it has completed the delivery of a Sea Swift conductor supported platform (CSP)…

Eliminate the Financial Guesswork When Deciding Whether to Lease or Buy a Fleet Vehicle

During a typical day, a significant portion of my time is spent navigating investment decisions and the allocation of capital. These decisions ultimately impact nearly every…

Crude Oil Production In Texas Continues To Set Record

Crude oil production in Texas continues to set records, and it is the primary factor in the rise in the Texas Petro Index for 15 consecutive…

GasBuddy Partners with Shop Your Way® to Offer 30c/gal Cashback on Gas

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – There are more than 200 million drivers in the U.S., spending more than $315 billion on gasoline each year, making it one of…

C-Innovation Announces New Three-year Subsea Construction Contract with BP

HOUSTON – April 5, 2018 – C-Innovation, LLC (C-I), an a?liate of Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) and its family of companies, has secured a three-year contract with BP…

Danos Launches Charitable Foundation

GRAY, La. – As part of its core purpose to solve big challenges for the community, Danos has established its own charitable foundation. Through a combination…

Texas Department of Transportation Promotes Awareness of Natural Gas Fueling Stations

Austin, TX — Senator Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, and Representative Jason Isaac, R-Dripping Springs, today announced the first installation of compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural…

Product Showcase: ST9 Fluid End

With a focus on the fundamentals, Houston-based ST9 Gas + Oil has released the new XGen Fluid End for frac and well service pumps. This is…

EPIC Pipeline Announces Completion of Phase One of its 700-Mile Pipeline From the Permian Basin to Corpus Christi

SAN ANTONIO, April 2, 2018 – EPIC Y Grade Pipeline, LP, a subsidiary of EPIC Y Grade Holdings, LP and EPIC Midstream Holdings, LP, {“EPIC”} today…

Interview with Dr. Raymond Gerald Bailey, President of Petroteq Energy: Oil Recovery, Alternative Energy, Blockchain

Dr. Raymond Gerald Bailey, President of Petroteq Energy Inc. shared his insights with Oilman Magazine, on the oil recovery, alternative energy, and his company’s blockchain platform,…

Oil Market Rebalancing – Signs in the Caribbean

Is the crude oil market still rebalancing, or is U.S. shale already starting to have an effect on supply? Inventory levels in the Caribbean can provide…

Natural Gas Leads As Electric Generation Fuel

Three years ago natural gas became the largest source of electric generation in the U.S.  In 2017, natural gas increased its lead as coal continued its…

5 Top Money-Wasting Habits When Buying Gas

GasBuddy announced its latest survey findings on American motorists’ fuel-purchasing habits, revealing that drivers are prone to overpaying by at least 20 cents per gallon at…

Feature Podcast: Subsea Technology

To say times were different when the first Gulf oil well went into service is a bit of an understatement. The year was 1938, and the…

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Oil and Gas Economy up 25 Percent, according to Texas Petro Index

WICHITA FALLS  – Oil and gas producers in Texas kicked off the New Year with a bang, propelling the Texas Petro Index upward for the 14th straight…

Oil Industry Adds Powerful New Gear to Meet Supply

It is no secret that the oil and gas industry worldwide is changing.  Record oil and gas production in the U.S. has stunned world leaders. The…

ExxonMobil Pursues Ghana’s Deepwater Exploration Acreage

Analysis of Ghana’s upstream oil and gas industry shows that the country currently has 21 licensed blocks, of which 14 are in the ultra-deepwater terrain, five…

What is a Blockchain?

Infographic: Blockchain by the numbers.

Letter from the Publisher (March-April 2018)

The United States is the leading natural gas producer in the world. Shale has virtually eliminated our need for gas imports and continues to produce well;…

Tidwell Proves the American Dream Can Still Be Great Again

A little over 15 years ago, Steven Tidwell, who then was a farmer just trying to make ends meet met an entrepreneur who developed an innovative…

Interview with Stream Systems’ Executive Team

Your company is four years old now and you have achieved a lot in that short span. Tell me, what are your top three achievements? The…

Growing Cyber Threats to Oil & Gas Facilities

A few months ago, the world learned of a targeted cyberattack on a petrochemical facility in Saudi Arabia. Now known as TRITON, the Stuxnet-like attack shut…

Interview: Angie Binder, Executive Director, Colorado Petroleum Association

We sat down with Angie Binder, executive director of the Colorado Petroleum Association, at her downtown Denver office to discuss her first year in a new…

Mobile Apps Boost Efficiency

Technology is outpacing oil and gas in growth, but that’s good for the industries. In addition to the fact that processors, screens, casings and many other…

Subsea Technology

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Pushing Boundaries in Offshore O&G To say times were different when the first Gulf oil well went into service is a bit…

Massive Opportunities

As Q1 ends, the industry analysts are predicting upwards of $80 oil prices, and a reentry back into the high price environment we saw back in…

Interview: Dr. Lee Hunt, Partner, Hunt Petty LP

The following is an interview with Dr. Lee Hunt, a partner with Hunt Petty LP. Dr. Hunt holds advanced degrees in political science and jurisprudence. He…

Offshore Drilling: Tread Carefully

In early February the Trump Administration ended the ban on offshore drilling implemented by Barack Obama late in his term. It was intended to cement his…

Using IIoT to Improve O&G Operations

Digital innovation strategies incorporating the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) are top-of-mind for oil and gas operators working to achieve greater productivity and lower costs, even…

America’s Energy Transformation

“The elements of our strengths are many. They include our democratic government, our economic system, our great natural resources,” stated Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick in the 80s…

Blockchain, IoT, and Wearables Enter the Digital Oilfield

The world is abuzz with Bitcoin, blockchain technology, and the Internet of Things (IoT), with many oil and gas executives asking, “Where do these new technologies…

Legal & Statutory Compliance for Commencing Oil & Gas Production

Exploration Policy An operating company has to compete with all oil and gas companies including national oil companies for oil and gas blocks, which are auctioned.…