Intelligent Wellhead Systems, a provider of automation and digitalization solutions to the oil and gas industry, along with ProFrac, a provider of hydraulic fracturing services, announced on July 2 what they describe as successful field tests utilizing MQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport) protocol for the safe and efficient transfer and visualization of wellsite data during hydraulic fracturing operations. Working […]

Corrosion Resistant Alloys (CRA), a “just-in-time” manufacturer of corrosion-resistant alloy tubulars, announced the completion of construction at its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Brenham, Texas. The newly completed facility is designed to expand manufacturing capabilities and capacity, streamline processes, and respond to the dynamic needs of the industry and energy sectors. CRA states that this facility […]

Texas Railroad Commissioners (RRC) have approved the agency’s Fiscal Year 2025 Oil and Gas Monitoring and Enforcement Plan, which includes added information to provide the public further insight on the agency’s work to protect the environment and Texans. The annual plans define the RRC’s strategic priorities for monitoring oil and gas activities and enforcing regulations […]

Ensign Stephen Steen, a native of Odessa, Texas, is serving in the U.S. Navy assigned to Training Squadron (VT) 27 in Corpus Christi, where naval aviators learn the skills they need to fly missions around the world. Steen, a 2018 graduate of Permian High School, joined the Navy two years ago. Steen also earned a […]

Enverus Intelligence Research (EIR), a subsidiary of Enverus, an energy-dedicated SaaS company that leverages generative AI across its solutions, has released its summary of 2Q24 upstream M&A activity, finding that upstream M&A notched its third consecutive quarter of heightened value with more than $30 billion transacted. That brings year-to-date activity, including July deals, to nearly […]

Navy Lt. j.g. Nathaniel Cook, a native of Andrews, Texas, is training at the Naval Chaplaincy School to serve as a chaplain for America’s seafaring warfighters. Cook graduated from Andrews High School in 2004. Additionally, Cook earned a Master of Divinity in theology in 2023. The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are […]

OPW, a Dover company involved in the development of fluid-handling solutions, announced June 3 that its Clean Energy Solutions business unit will be divided into two distinct business units: the existing Clean Energy Solutions (CES) unit, which will feature technologies from both the ACME Cryogenics and RegO Products brands and focus on the cryogenics, hydrogen, […]

A federal court on July 2 sided with 16 states to lift the Administration’s pause on new permit approvals for LNG exports.  Judge James Cain of the Western District of Louisiana ruled that the DOE has failed to justify why it needed to pause approvals to review the process by which it permits projects. Energy […]

Energy Workforce and Technology Council released on July 31 the following statement applauding the passage of the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The bipartisan legislation introduced by Chairman Joe Manchin (I-WV) and Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-WY) is meant to strengthen American energy security by accelerating […]