OILMAN Columns
Macondo Tragedy: Lessons Learned at the Edge of Technological Envelope in Deepwater...
Just before 10:00 pm on the night of April 20, 2010, the Macondo well blew...
A New Way to Train: Digital Training in the Oilfield and Its...
As with any occupation, new employees normally undergo some form of training and onboarding to...
Europe Builds Cloud-based, Automated Supply System
Compared to the United States, Europe’s oil and gas industry operates differently in many facets....
Guest Columns
When Workers Leave: How to Keep Their Knowledge from Walking Out the Door with Them
by Rick Cruz
An information management approach to data can help companies capture and structure institutional expertise Like many others, the oil and gas industry is likely to be impacted by the impending...
Frac Hit Crisis – Producer Solutions
Blow outs are typically associated with the perils of drilling, but these days there is a looming threat to existing...
How Augmented Reality Glasses Can Solve Current Challenges in the Oil and Gas Industry
by Carly Kroll
Fluctuating oil and gas prices result in an associated pressure to permanently reduce development expenses and ongoing production costs. Digitalization...
How Young Students Entering the Field Can Gain Leadership Skills
Leadership is one of the most sought-after qualities in a professional of the oil field, some of them have this...
Reflections from NAPE Summit 2020: Interviews with LongPoint Minerals, Quorum Software and Opportune
There were a lot of companies at NAPE Summit, and as my 1st visit to the conference, I could say...
Interview: Brad Boksteyn, Inventor, Guardian CSE
Eric Eissler: What inspired you to create this unique product? Brad Boksteyn: Having been involved in the Industrial Fire and...
Industry News
Q&A Interviews
Interview: Cody Nath, President and CEO, Refined Technologies, Inc.
Tonae’ Hamilton: Can you share how RTI was established? What is RTI’s purpose in the oil and gas industry? Cody Nath: Refined Technologies was founded and established in 2001 by my father, Bill Nath. It began as part of a sister company targeted to become the industry leader for chemical......
Interview: Brad Boksteyn, Inventor, Guardian CSE
Eric Eissler: What inspired you to create this unique product? Brad Boksteyn: Having been involved in the Industrial Fire and Safety industry for the past 30 plus years, I have always tried my best to make the work space or project I was involved with be the absolute safest working......
Interview, Brent Rhymes, CEO of WolfePak Software
Tonae’ Hamilton: Can you explain how the acquisition came about? Was acquiring DocVue a primary goal for WolfePak? Brent Rhymes: We’re excited about bringing together DocVue and WolfePak. We provide accounting and automation solutions for oil and gas that let our customers grow without complexity, achieve greater efficiencies and reduce......
Pink Petro Founder & CEO Tells Congress the Future of Energy is...
Five short years after its founding, the origins of Pink Petro have become part of oil and gas folklore. At the time, then 40-year-old founder & CEO Katie Mehnert was working in HSE at BP. While flying back to her home in Houston from a business trip to London, she......
Interview: Bobby Martin, Founder, OmniShelf
Tonae’ Hamilton: Can you expand on how the idea of the OmniShelf came about? Bobby Martin: As an oilfield service technician, I use a laptop most of the time and would constantly struggle due to not having a workstation. I had to hold my laptop with one arm, while typing......
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