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2020 January-February Features

Oil and Gas 2020 Market Outlook

January 11, 2020January 14, 2020

We all want to possess the ability to predict the future. This is something we covered in a previous feature article on artificial intelligence and it applies here, but in a slightly different way. The start of a new year brings new things, a little of the unexpected. The unknown brings with it some apprehension because when you’re talking about… Read More

2019 November-December Features

Progressive Strides in Unconventional Oil and Gas Recovery

When talking about advances in oil and gas technology, we would be remiss if we didn’t discuss unconventional methods of oil and natural gas recovery and the ways in which they could benefit the U.S. economy. There are always the tried and true methods – foolproof and with little-to-no risk. With these standard approaches, there have been and continue to… Read More

2019 September-October Features Technology

Emerging Technology: Looking Toward the Future

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and IoT are all tools that are barreling through the oil and gas industry right now with a vengeance. This industry is an unassuming recipient of such advances, however they are not only embracing, but growing exponentially due to the safety, convenience and cost driven benefits they offer. Originally a world of pen and paper, rough… Read More

Schematic of FUELTRAX Mobile - Photos courtesy of FUELTRAX

2019 July-August Features Midstream Transportation

Midstream Technology: Maritime Fuel Transportation

Fleet Performance Optimization People often refer to owning a boat as the equivalent of having a hole in the water you throw money into, referring to the consensus that boats are money pits. Well what if those boats were massive in size and there were many of them? What if millions of dollars were potentially at stake because the cargo… Read More

2019 May-June Exploration & Production Features

Oil and Gas Measurement Automation is Key in Optimizing Production

With commodity prices in flux, the industry seeks to adopt new strategies to increase efficiency and optimize existing assets. Producers are looking for new technologies to enhance their organizational agility and, ultimately, improve recovery rates in the high-decline rate wells. As the industry is putting the latest technology to work, measurement departments have found themselves directly in the center of… Read More

Hydraulic Couplings – Photo courtesy of Hunting PLC

2019 March-April Features

Subsea Technology: Innovation on the Horizon

A test question for third graders studying about the universe asked what color the Earth appeared from space and why. The answer to this question is simple to an adult, it’s a widely known fact. It’s blue. The Earth from space appears blue, as it primarily covered by water – approximately 71 percent of it, in fact. It is one… Read More

2019 January-February Downstream Environmental Features Shale

Going Green in the Bakken

For years, the Bakken has been known to be a major oil and gas hub and it is the third largest U.S. shale oil field, behind the Permian Basin and Eagle Ford, in Texas. Primarily located in North Dakota, it also runs through Montana and two Canadian provinces – Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Because of the oil play there, McDonalds’ workers… Read More

2018 November-December Features

The Missing Piece: Educating the Oil and Gas Workforce to Bridge the Skills Gap

There is a missing piece in the oil and gas industry, a hole, if you will. We’ve all, as a collective group, come to an impasse in this industry. We knew it was coming, but as it sneaks up on us, in whatever group we belong, we are affected by it in some way. The missing piece is knowledge. Knowledge… Read More

2018 September-October Features Software

The Evolution of Efficiency in Oil and Gas Software

As the oil and gas industry grows, the IoT (Internet of Things) gets more advanced and in turn, grows along with it. This growth is crucial and as advances are made to deliver important data to oil and gas companies, they are presented with a plethora of software companies from which to choose. Oil and gas software is so versatile… Read More

2018 July-August Features

Creating a Fullstream Company: How BHGE Offers Value for E&P

For the past year, the energy world has eagerly followed a historic event in the oil and gas industry involving the first coalescence of all three oil and gas sectors (upstream, midstream and downstream) under one services industry roof. On July 3, 2017, GE Oil and Gas combined with Baker Hughes, a GE company, to create a new entity: BHGE.… Read More

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Energy Wins in U.S.-China Trade Agreement

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Increased Swaption Activity May Present Financial Reporting Challenges for Oil & Gas Companies

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