public domain battleship
Here are the Top Dozen Oil & Gas stories for February 7, 2017, taken directly from the @GDBlackmon Twitter Feed (that’s me):   We can only hope he will.  The military's only mission should be to protect the country in the most efficient and effective way possible.  Wasting hundreds of millions...
sec tillerson
AUSTIN --- The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Energy Resources (ENR) recently partnered with the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) on a workshop for Department officers and foreign government officials from Africa, Europe, and Latin America to illustrate how the “all-of-the-above” Texas energy system can serve...
The United States is considering banning gas stoves
The United States is considering banning gas stoves due to concerns over indoor pollution, which has been said to cause high asthma rates in children. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)  raised concerns over the “hidden hazard” of owning a gas stove last month, causing many across the...
The oilfield needs to buy value, not widgets
What You Should Know About Oil and Gas Today The Big Story The Philadelphia Enquirer yesterday published a completely, 100% false "fact check" by Politifact, claiming that presumptive Democrat Party nominee Joe Biden has not called for the banning of hydraulic fracturing. The truth is that he has done so on...
Colorado Rockies
Here are the Top Dozen Oil & Gas stories for June 12, 2017, taken directly from the @GDBlackmon Twitter Feed: No surprise here.  It's what happens when you don't drill wells for two years.: EIA says drillers still falling behind in one vital health metric: proved reserves  via @houstonchron It's become...
Mexico's President is now making noises about reversing the opening that has allowed foreign oil companies to participate in Mexico’s oil and gas industry.
10 Things You Should Know About Oil and Gas Today The Big Story As a 50-million barrel bomb of Saudi-produced crude oil heads towards the United States aboard about 20 oil tanker ships, we now see reports of domestic oil refineries "at the breaking point," having to store already-refined products that...
AdobeStock 104898766
When you drop ice cream in the mud, nothing happens to the mud. It just becomes more mud. Meanwhile, the ice cream is ruined forever. The same is true with lubricating oil. No matter how clean your new oil is, if you have it delivered into a dirty storage...
DJI 0048b
Here are the Top Dozen Oil & Gas stories for February 2, 2018, taken directly from the @GDBlackmon Twitter Feed: That's just 97 varieties of awesome.: US oil prices extend gains on compliance with output cuts  Which means it's about a $700b boost to the U.S. economy.: Trump tax plan a...
The U.S. has long relied on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for its oil and gas, which it produces under the OPEC intergovernmental organization of 13 oil-exporting nations. However, it appears that the connection between the two states will go deeper than just fossil fuels as the two powers...
  The Houston Chronicle has a story out today about the ongoing fallout from the Texas Big Freeze and resulting blackouts in February, that is absolutely infuriating. If it is accurate, it means that a failure by regulators to adequately communicate the need for critical natural gas facilities to fill...