With the petroleum and natural gas industry as successful as it currently is, news schools are now cropping up to teach students everything they need to know about the petroleum and natural gas industry. One such school is the Lackawanna College School of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Endowed by Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation, this … Continued
The price of gasoline is falling and Americans have domestic oil production to thank for the extra cash in their wallets. As of July 2014, the United States has become the world’s largest oil producer and is expected to remain so until at least 2030. This is incredible news for the domestic economy: global oil prices … Continued
Increasing oilfield truck regulations may be hindering the innovation of the business as well as injuring the domestic market’s ability to compete with foreign oil. The Environmental Protection Agency has been used as a tool to strike out at oilfield trucks and other trucking industries in a bid to create “fuel-efficient” trucks that will create … Continued
When transporting oversized loads, there are always a few important things that you need to keep in mind regardless of where you’re going or how long it will take to get there. Not only do you have to be concerned about the rules and regulations for oversized load shipments in the areas that you’re coming … Continued
A city built upon oil, Dubai first began hitting the papers nearly a decade ago due to its aggressive expansion into tourism and entertainment industries. While the oil reserves in Dubai, the largest city in the UAE, are said to approach 4 billion barrels, there may be a time when the oil industry in Dubai falters. … Continued
The crisis in Iraq has naturally thrust oil back in the headlines and it is not hard to see why. Of the twelve OPEC members that we rely on for oil, eight of them are in decline, which means that they are producing less oil than in previous years. According to Market Watch, only Iraq has … Continued
The oil industry has always had a heavy emphasis on the safety of their employees. In fact, one of the primary reasons that oil fields are often not eager to take on new technology is because oil companies would prefer to remain with tested equipment that has proven to be safe over years or even … Continued
If you are contemplating beginning an oil career, you may be feeling discouraged by the current administration’s attempts to severely curtain domestic oil production. Fortunately, the demand for oil isn’t going to go away anytime soon, and ambitious people can usually find oil field work, even with very little experience. Before you start, though, you’ve … Continued
The oil and gas industry has been embracing many advanced digital technologies. Historically, the oil and gas industry has not changed significantly in terms of equipment, data collection and projections; the equipment that is presently in use has been proven to be successful over many decades and there is so much invested within the oil … Continued
Google Glass isn’t only designed for the consumers, but for designers, engineers and other professionals. Recently released into open beta, Google Glass is a unique new technology that constructs an overlay on reality through a small screen that is positioned just above the user’s eye. The device is also able to take pictures and video … Continued