Temblor Petroleum is implementing Bedrock® Open Secure Automation (OSA®) for an innovative cloud-based well head control and data-sharing application. The application enables Temblor to monitor and operate well heads remotely, providing secure real-time production data while minimizing the need for onsite operators. “We really wanted to optimize technology to impact our operations, field surveillance and…
The EIA published its Weekly Petroleum Status Report. Here are some highlights. All items are in millions of barrels per day except inventories, which is billions total. Dates are defined as week ending averages, except utilization rate which is a four week ending average. The full report can be found here. Item 5/17/19 5/10/19 Refinery…
1 February 2019 As part of Cokebusters services to the petroleum sector Cokebusters have introduced independent mineralogical and chemical analysis of coke deposits using X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) to complement their market-leading decoking and inline inspection services. It is often necessary to identify down-hole corrosion or reaction products, scale materials, and…
Here is a list of Houston energy events. Human Trafficking In Houston May 28, 2019 A 2nd Cup, 1111 E. 11th Street http://www.uaht.org Energy Tech Night May 30, 2019 WeWork Downtown Houston https://stonefortgroup.com/event-calendar/
The AIPN International Petroleum Summit is currently taking place at the Marriott Marquis, May 21 -23, 2019. This is not a conference for lightweights. These are some serious folks getting into the details of the petroleum industry; like law, accounting, environmental regulations, permitting, safety, and the software for managing these topics. Here is a short…
United Against Human Trafficking held a seminar yesterday on how to detect the signs of human trafficking: A Hospitality Industry Guide. It was held at the ICON Hotel, 2pm. I enjoyed this presentation. The group differentiates between human smuggling and trafficking. Smuggling requires movement across a border. While trafficking does not require movement at all. …
Yesterday, I attended the AWEA Conference and strolled their exhibition, which takes up the entire exhibition space at the George R. Brown Convention Center: Sections A - E. One of the things I learned yesterday is how electricity is transmitted from the wind turbine to the users of electricity. The wind turbine cannot be directly…
The AWEA WindPower Conference and Exhibition got off to a good start on Monday. The event is being held at the George R. Brown Convention Center. It is clear that the conference, which extends until May 23, will be of important significance. The conference will have various sectors of the field represented, like industry, government,…
Physics-Based AI Software Company Joins Cottonwood Venture Partners’ Leading Digital Oilfield Portfolio HOUSTON, May 20th 2019 – Tachyus, a provider of data-driven production optimization software to the oil and gas industry, announced today that it has closed a Series B funding round led by Cottonwood Venture Partners (“CVP”), a growth equity firm that partners with…
This is a company that I met earlier this month while at RefComm 2019. I think this process is cool. Please view their video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_YYK4e3SHg Mathew Guthrie mguthrie@r-t-i.com http://www.r-t-i.com
