“It’s not easy being green,” Kermit the Frog famously said, and many oil and gas producers feel the same way about ESG and the growing number of environmental regulations. ESG is short for “Environmental, Social, and Governance”—three non-financial factors that investors increasingly take into consideration when investing in companies, including energy companies. And it’s not […]
OPINION: Energy at the Crossroads
By Jesse Mullins Will ESG win the day and welcome O&G into the Climate Change fold, converting O&G’s leadership into the Green Movement’s biggest cheerleaders? Or is the Energy Transition slipping a gear as the country barrels toward 2024… or 2030… or 2050… or whatever target date means most to the faithful. We opine. The words you […]
Covering the Waterfront
Greetings and Salutations! Another day in petroleum paradise! Normally I pick a certain topic and attempt to drive it home and put it in the garage. However this month I’m covering numerous topics to mix it up a bit. I hope you enjoy the ride! Let me start of by saying that for me safety […]
Getting Down the Road
Two years ago the story on trucking revolved around little work, low diesel prices, and layoffs or reductions in hours/trips. This year the situation has flipped 180 degrees. There’s almost too much work, diesel prices are sky high, and it’s hard to hire enough workers. Plus, trucks, trailers, and repair parts are in short supply. […]
Safety is a Dynamic, Not a Static, System
Over the last two or three years of writing for PB Oil and Gas Magazine, I’ve covered strategies, philosophies, and techniques. I think I have covered, at least once, all of the main topics and some of the subtle ones as well. In my endeavors to reach the ultimate or penultimate strategy for safety, the […]
Speaking of Safety
Greetings! Welcome to another installment of this month’s safety column! One extremely important facet of safety is effective communication. This topic is one of the most important areas of concentration for someone in a safety position, and yet it is often overlooked. When I was in junior high, high school, and college, for some reason […]
Mister Sandman
Amid the shifting landscape of the oil patch over the last two-plus years, completions have been among the sectors most buffeted by the changes. And frac sand is right in the middle of the storm. Frac sand suppliers have re-engineered, refocused, and reduced, only to quickly begin ramping back up as demand shot up in […]
Building Momentum
In 2020 and the first half of 2021, finding work was the biggest problem in the oil patch. Now, finding workers is a greater challenge, but longtime firms like Saulsbury Industries are holding their own as the construction field roars back to life. Jeremy Nelson, vice president of operations for Saulsbury Industries, said the company […]
Inspect What You Expect
Throughout the years I’ve run across numerous catchy little phrases in the safety world. Maybe you’ve heard some of them: Safety, You Can Live with It! Safety First! Or… Safety, First to Go! (LOL). Safety is No Accident. Think Safety, It Couldn’t Hurt. Seldom do they change any behaviors. Some companies run contests to generate […]
To Go with the Flow
As usual, the oil industry has seemed to turn on a dime. Two years ago producers were filling swimming pools with excess oil because it was a commodity nobody wanted during the Pandemic. In 2022, it’s still a commodity that certain groups don’t want, but they have to admit they need it. That’s due to […]
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