Ace in the Hole
Letter from the Publisher We saw several important and positive headlines since our last issue. WTI Crude has settled in the mid 50s – after...
2015 May-June
Innovation & Technology in Oil & Gas – Hughes Rotary Bit 1926
Innovation has always been a part of our industry. It certainly was back in the old days and still is today. The need to explore,...
Innovation & Technology in Oil & Gas – Fishtail Bits 1927 to Hughes Rotary Bits 1936
Hughes Rotary Bit 1936 With the increasing need to drill through harder formations without failure, rotary rock bits proved to be more reliable, efficient, and cost-effective...
Innovation & Technology in Oil & Gas – Cable Rigs 1918 to Rotary Rigs 1928
Crew working on a rotary rig 1928 Replacing cable tool technology, (see below from 1918) the rotary rig was a steadily evolving technology by the...
A Tech Shift in Oil & Gas
Innovative technologies applied all along the oil and gas supply chain have dramatically changed the industry over the past decade, and companies have learned to...
Interior Department Releases Fracking Rule
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell in March released final standards for hydraulic fracturing on public and American Indian lands. The standards update requirements for...
Cruz, Bridenstone Introduce Energy Reform Bill
After the U.S. Senate in early March failed to override President Obama’s veto of legislation that would have approved TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL Pipeline project,...
Senators Urge Oil Exports to Mexico
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee, and Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), joined 19 of their Senate colleagues...
Energy Scene with Jason Spiess: Women in Oil & Gas
Nancy Hodur, a researcher with North Dakota State University’s Agribusiness and Applied Economics Department, has co-authored several major industry studies related to the Bakken oil...
Attracting Buyers with Resiliency and Market Share
Sustained momentum from the U.S. shale play pushed oil and gas mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity to a ten year high in both deal volume...