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Sadly the oil and gas industry took another kick while down this week. The Obama Administration has decided to not open up Atlantic Ocean waters to off shore drilling in 2017.   I read a lot of different things, some dating back to 2005.  Where offshore drilling money goes and how it gets there is very convoluted. […]

The 1975 Oil Export ban was lifted on Friday, December 18th without anyone even noticing.  Lifting the 40-year-old ban was made possible because it was tied to the government’s budget.  Once the budget went to Congress for approval and the President signed the referendum, the Oil Export ban became a thing of the past.  The President […]

There seem to be meetings or summits of global leaders quite often.  Well, there was another one recently.  The United Nations Climate Change Conference was very recently held in Le Bourget, Paris.  It ran from November 30 to December 12th. Obviously Mother Earth and how to make her last longer was the main topic of discussion.  All the news […]

When I heard a quick blurb on new radio stating that natural gas companies were going to have to report and document toxic emissions, I really listened up.  I got to thinking and asked myself some questions.  First off where will these reports be documented?  Who would have access to them?  The last thing that […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

On March 31st, our current administration has laid out some very bold plans on cutting greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. This announcement If you have been reading up on any recent oil and gas industry articles, is not much of a surprise.  In 10 years they plan to cut emission  by 1/3.  That is […]

The use of natural gas is something that has increased over the years supplying nearly one-fourth of all of the energy used in the U.S. Even though it is being used more widely, some areas are still producing it more than what can be marketed. The Bakken shale, more specifically North Dakota, is an area […]