Eric R. Eissler
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Oil & Gas Engineering’s most-viewed articles for 2015
Articles about hacking oil and gas control systems, oil and gas prices, future oil and gas workers, pigging your line, and predictive analytics hitting the midstream were Oil and Gas Engineering's five most clicked articles for 2015. Learn more.
Virtual servers maintain uptime, save on Capex
As the connected enterprise takes hold in the manufacturing world, it is also moving into the oil and gas industry. Virtualization ensures uptime remains constant in the event of a crash.
Black October on the horizon
The price of oil may not have hit the nadir yet, supply is almost double that of demand, and the Iran deal may slash oil prices to new lows.
Pemex offers insight into shale stratagies at Global Petroleum Show
Pemex, Mexico's national oil company, revealed they are planning on extracting from shale plays along the eastern side of the country as well as the Mexico-Texas border.
U.S.-Canada trade partnership a main focus at Global Petroleum Show
Canada’s Global Petroleum Show (GPS) in Calgary will highlight the strong trade partnership between the U.S. and Canada as companies and individual states will look to grow and add to their business deals.
Industry trends: Iran, Yemen contributing to oil market turmoil
Iran’s potential access to world markets may drive oil prices down while conflicts in Yemen are speculative and have no real bearing on the international oil market.
Smart cement revolutionizes well casings
Cumaraswamy “Vipu” Vipulanandan, professor of civil and environmental engineering and director of the Center for Innovative Grouting Materials and Technology at the University of Houston (UH) created smart cement. It has great potential in the oil and gas industry with revolutionary properties beyond the oil-well cement currently used.
Dirty pipelines decrease flow, production—pig your line
Allen Pennington, president of Pigs Unlimited International located in Tomball, Texas, shared his industry insights about the challenges related to pipeline cleaning.
Automation advancing in the oil and gas industry
Siemens’ Oil and Gas Innovations Conference in Houston highlighted developments in automation and data management products for an industry where few have upgraded aging technology and many struggle to be more efficient in an environment that demands it.
Country intelligence report: USA
The U.S. is now one of the major oil and gas producing countries of the world. The shale fracking revolution brought the country to where it is today.