The battle over ethanol as an added fuel ingredient to gasoline and diesel fuels has been around for going on 50 years. And occasionally it flares up when certain measures or mandates come to the fore in our nation's capital. Because ethanol is produced by corn farmers, the corn lobby (and agriculture in general) is the prime motive force involved in keeping ethanol mandates in … [Read More]
Swinging into Spring
ODESSA, TEXAS—The beautiful Odessa Country Club was the site on May 28 for the day-long golf event that has come to be known as the Permian Basin Petroleum … [Read More]
Phillips 66 Takes Aim on Texas Projects
Phillips 66 announced May 18 it is moving forward with the Zeus Gas Plant and a third Coastal Bend Fractionator, two projects that will advance its integrated … [Read More]
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In Defense of the Fourth Estate
As the United States reaches its 250th anniversary of its birth, many are looking back and looking forward. As for looking forward, if there's one thing I wish for this country to possess in the years to come, it is a true, functioning news media, respected … [Read More]
Reach Out and Up!
Welcome to this month’s edition regarding everyone’s favorite topic in the Oilfield… Safety! I am eager to present this month’s topic, because it’s about feedback. When I say feedback, I am referring to the feedback from the personnel in the field and from … [Read More]
Logisticus Maximus
I sat for longer than I’d care to say at the side of I-20 one morning mid-April. Just west of Midland, at a corner everyone drives by, but no one remembers. I counted large oilfield service trucks for about an hour. Well, I tried anyway. My informal experiment … [Read More]