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TEXAS OIL & GAS ASSOCIATION APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF HB 40
May 19th, 2015 | 21 comments
It’s been amazing to watch the unfolding of the passage of HB 40 that uplifts the Oil & Gas industry, and most critically the protection of the immense job creation, in Texas. A collection of press releases about this is … Continue Reading
Read MoreEnd “Arcane” Oil Export Ban and We’ll See Lower Gas Prices, Says Encana CEO
May 19th, 2015 | 20 comments
Combing the Internet for worthwhile news and useful information surrounding the oil and gas industry,can be both exciting and exasperating. Today was a more exciting search. This article and video are both informative and useful as well as heartwarming. The … Continue Reading
Read MoreT. Boone Pickens: Oil Will Hit $70 By End of This Year
May 7th, 2015 | 554 comments
While no one can predict the future, there are many forecasting stabilization of oil prices in 2015. T. Boone Pickens is calling for oil prices to end this year at $70 a barrel. Pickens, a famed energy entrepreneur, is also the founder … Continue Reading
Read MoreTo foil oil spills, new rule requires better blowout preventers
May 4th, 2015 | 14 comments
It’s hard to believe that it has been five years since the catastrophic blowout preventer failure in the Gulf of Mexico. What is it worth to try to prevent this from happening again? Would you believe 200 pages of … Continue Reading
Read MoreJust a Few Simple Checks Can Extend the Life of Your Mud Pump and Its Components
April 13th, 2015 | 66 comments
If the articles posted about mud pumps on the internet are correct, it looks like the modern mud pumps were developed somewhere between 60 – 1oo years ago. Certainly enhancements and improvements have been made along the way. But after … Continue Reading
Read MoreFive years after Gulf disaster, feds ready new well control and blowout preventer updates
April 12th, 2015 | 13 comments
The truth that everyone in the oil and gas industry knows is that blowout preventers do not provide a 100% failsafe protection against drilling explosions. While most agree that the BOPs create a less dangerous environment, actual data about … Continue Reading
Read MoreRethinking Indexers And Rotary Tables
April 9th, 2015 | 46 comments
The performance control and accuracy of rotary tables have improved substantially over the years. Below is a link to an article from Modern Machine Shop about this topic which outlines some advantages and disadvantages of various types of … Continue Reading
Read MoreState estimates $150B to treasury if ANWR ever opened
March 20th, 2015 | 22 comments
ALASKA JOURNAL OF COMMERCE March 12, 2015 Alaskans have long believed oil discovered in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge could help keep the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System operating and also replenish the state treasury. It may be … Continue Reading
Read More2015 IADC Drilling Onshore Conference & Exhibition
March 20th, 2015 | 51 comments
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Read MoreExxon, Shell’s spending patterns may help them through oil price drop International Association of Drilling Contractors
March 17th, 2015 | 25 comments
Mar 10, 2015 Reuters The world’s two biggest oil firms, Exxon Mobil Corp and Royal Dutch Shell, may withstand the oil price collapse better than their rivals because they are closer to finishing expensive investment projects while others must keep … Continue Reading
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