Oil and Natural Gas Production

If you answered yes to the title of my blog this week, gold star for you!  I’m just a little over a year in the oil and gas industry.  I had no idea what PADD stood for.  With all the current hoopla tied to the possible abolishment of the 40-year-old oil export ban, I stumbled onto […]

I am sad to say that I have never ridden on a train.  I don’t count the train ride at Herman Park or the Light Rail through the Texas Medical Center as a true train ride either.  Here in SE Texas, railways and all public transportation in general is just not a mode of transportation used very often.  We are car-loving […]

There are multiple countries that produce oil and gas. Some more than others and some not at all. Who are the ones that produce the most?  Has it changed throughout the years?  This year, it is no secret that things have changed due to the slump. With wells being shut in, the numbers have changed. […]

With the oil and gas industry taking a hit right now you have not heard too much complaining from fracking haters.  Production has slowed so there are less wells being fracked, so I guess that means less complaining.  Speaking of complaining.  An interesting document was released this week. An independent group of subject matter experts from academia, […]

When writing my blogs I try to be as un-opinionated as possible.  I try to show faces and present both sides.  This week, I’m going off the rails.  This week’s blog reeks of my personal opinion.  I guess since I have been on a work hiatus and a bit removed from the oil and gas […]

We have done blog posts before on uses of natural gas and the ways it has tremendously helped in ways some of us didn’t even know. We are dependent on natural gas whether we like it or not. I wanted to bring back this topic but bring oil into the mix as well. What are our every day uses or oil and […]

The oil & gas industry is massive.  There are a multitude of different businesses & jobs that must be preformed to get the oil & gas from under the ground to the consumer.  Luckily this massive industry can be broken into three chronological sectors; upstream, midstream & downstream. So what is the upstream sector? Upstream is commonly […]

When going through the proposal process with clients, we are trying to get as much well information as possible. This ensures that the data.  The more details we are able to get, the more accurate our proposal for processing equipment sent to the client will be. One of those important details is pipeline specifications or […]

On Wednesday, August 26th, marked an important day in history. It was National Women’s Equality Day!  The reason for this proclaimed holiday was due the fight of all the women suffragists fought for the right for women to vote. In 1878, was the proposal of the 19th amendment which granted women the right to vote. […]

Last week I discussed the two kinds of natural gas products that can power vehicles on the roads.  Those are Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).  Both of these natural resources are available in the Houston area to fuel natural gas cars. Mind you, they are not like your corner gas station […]

I’m pretty confident that the majority of people in society know what fracking is by now.  Whether they have a positive or negative stance on fracking is a whole ‘nother can of worms.   The basic principals of fracking goes all the way back to the 1950’s.  However, the technology of horizontal drilling has made fracking the darling of the oil […]

There has been so much doom and gloom over the oil and gas sector recently. I am tired of it! I thought we could have some fun.  Since David Letterman’s Top 10 List is no more (tear),  I thought I should pay homage to ‘ole Dave and present you with a few different Top 10 lists […]

Maybe it is just because I am in the industry but talk of crude oil prices are the talk of the town. Even if you have nothing to do with the industry, I am sure you have heard about it one way or another. Whether you heard about layoffs or low gas prices, the low […]

When I am going through the proposal process with a client, I am trying to get as much well information as possible. This ensures that the data I pass onto the engineers I work with is as detailed as possible.  The more details, the more accurate our proposal sent to the client will be. One […]

The naysayers have been quiet this week.  The price of a barrel of oil has grown almost $15.00 a barrel in just one month.  GREAT NEWS for my state’s economy and for the industry that supports my growing family.  However, it’s not all peaches and cream. There are still lots of marginal sized companies barely hanging on. […]

I love the phrase ‘fiscal responsibility’. I threw that phrase around all the time at my previous job. I worked for an amazing non-profit organization here in Houston, so it was a daily focus.  Fiscal responsibility is something that anyone or any company can practice.  With the current oil and gas market, I know it […]

I’m about to brag about how wonderful Texas is again in this week’s blog, be warned.   So once again my amazing home state is getting a leg up in the energy business.  The Port of Brownsville, which is the only deep water port located in the U.S. / Mexico boarder, is slated to get a new […]

What do you think of when you hear the phrase, refrigeration plant?  There is no right or wrong answer.  I guess the answer really depends on what industry is in the context. Refrigeration plants come in all different shapes and sizes. There are some small enough to fit in a box of wine to ones sized […]