This month’s topic is absolutely pertinent and timely. Normally it is a sleep-inducer of a topic, the reason being that its ramifications are long term, as opposed to short term—and short term ramifications generally attract greater attention. Silica and silicosis have been an issue in the oilfield and construction industries for quite some time. Largely […]
In with the New
Happy New Year! I am certainly glad 2020 is in the rear-view mirror. I only wish this COVID-19 (Corona virus) was in the rear-view mirror as well. So, greetings and salutations. To say that 2020 was a strange and tough year is like calling Moby Dick a guppy. If you are reading this, I hope […]
Merry Christmas and a Happy Brand New Year!
Greetings and salutations! I am so pleased to be writing the last article for 2020. Needless to say, 2020 has been a year of distinction. I am incredibly pleased to see 2020 in the rear-view mirror. Christmas, however, is always a special time to reflect and this year is no different. Normally I just launch […]
Job Safety Analysis / Why Do We Do Them?
Greetings and salutations! I hope you are ready for another fun-filled installment of Safety. This month we are going to shower down on everyone’s favorite topic, which is the in and outs of JSA’s, also known as Job Hazard Analysis. In fact, there are numerous different names, forms, and processes depending on the company, the […]
Let the Sun Shine In
Historically, the word “environmental” in the oil patch has had the connotation of inconvenience, hassle, and extra cost. Today, several things are converging to change that narrative—ESG has made it more necessary and technology has made it more user-friendly. A case in point for the user-friendly side is the category of portable solar power for […]
Risk
From the inception of the oilfield, risk has been a part of the business. Most everyone agrees that the first oil well in the world was drilled by Colonel Edwin Drake in Pennsylvania in 1859, a whopping 21 meters in depth, which equals 68’ 10”. However, that is not the case—at least that well was […]
There’s Green in “Clean”
With ESG becoming the new EBITDA in the eyes of stockholders and investors, environmental companies—as the “E” in ESG—are finding more interest in their services. That’s helping them somewhat in weathering what is becoming the “Year of the Black Swan,” 2020. Others are combining that with creative ways to leverage accumulated data to improve services […]
Safety: Let’s Have a Meeting!
Greetings and salutations! It is my sincere hope that by the time this edition hits the press that the price of oil has crept back up and everyone has started ramping back up! Between the coronavirus, the quarantine, riots, and the Saudis and Russians seeing who can drop the prices the fastest, it has been […]
Solaris expands produced water management agreement with Concho
Houston-based Solaris Water Midstream said July 29 it reached agreement with Concho Resources to expand their joint venture for long-term produced water management. Their agreement previously covered Concho’s acreage in Eddy County, N.M., and it was expanded to include Lea County, N.M. Solaris now manages Concho’s produced water gathering, transporation, disposal and recycling for 2.3 […]
Industry leaders set goal to lower emissions to address climate change
The CEOs of 12 leading energy companies have agreed to lower emissions of the companies’ crude oil and natural gas production to address climate change. The international consortium, Oil and Gas Climate Initiative, includes CEOs of BP, Chevron, CNPC, Eni, Equinor, ExxonMobil, Occidental, Petrobras, Repsol, Saudi Aramco, Shell and Total. OGCI, established in 2014, said […]
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