Five industry groups, including Irving companies ExxonMobil and Pioneer Natural Resources, said this week they are collaborating on a new sensor network to monitor methane emissions in Permian Basin. Officials said Project Astra could revolutionize the way leaks are found and repaired. Joining Exxon and Pioneer are Gas Technology Institute, Environmental Defense Fund, and University […]
Tooling Up
The oil tools sector relies on old school and new tech to ride the Permian wave. By Paul Wiseman How do you mix new technology with old-school values to stay abreast of customers’ ever-changing operations? This sharing of knowledge boosts teamwork in ways not possible before. Two Permian-based downhole tools companies are using different approaches […]