OILMAN Archives
Ambitious Engineer at Exxon Offers Positive Message for Industry
Nate Burkhalter, a three-time American Ninja Warrior contestant, is a prime example of how not giving up will eventually yield positive results. Nate works full...
Hydro-cutting Tool Slices Costs On Well Abandonments
Cut-and-cap well abandonment procedures are generally dangerous, time and resource intensive processes relying on cooperative weather, and they become more complicated the worse the weather...
The Art of Business Development
We hear the same problems at every meeting: “We see all of the same properties that appear on these bid sites, but those properties aren’t...
Valuable Safety Training Available Online
Tighter budgets have led many companies to curtail training expenses in an effort to save money for their organization. No one knows this better than...
Future Looks Better, But Industry Moves Cautiously
While economic conditions in the domestic oil and gas industry have improved since February, many executives have decided to move cautiously into the last half...
Fracking Cannot Be Regulated by Federal Government without Approval
A judge in the District Court of Wyoming recently rejected the Obama administration’s proposal for regulating hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on federal lands. The proposed rule...
Best Practices for Cost Control and Capital Management
While other industries have adopted software technology to automate and optimize business processes, the oil and gas industry has been slower to respond. The companies...
Energy Messages & the Media
The 24th Annual/Anniversary of Energy Policy Conference (IEPC) — Roundtable/Summit was held Aug. 11, 2016, at the Renaissance Hotel in Tulsa, Okla. The roundtable was...
Energy Scene with Jason Spiess
Donald Trump took the stage at the annual Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in Bismarck, North Dakota, and said, “let’s talk about energy.” Speaking in front...