This video just released by CNBC emphasizes how oil supply in the US is growing and this could torpedo oil prices. However, with a worldwide embargo on Iranian oil (US sanction waivers on Iranian oil end on May 2, 2019), the price could rocket to $80. Please click on the link below to watch the…
The CERAWeek 2019 Conference was held in Houston during the early part of March, 2019. The very first session is a Geopolitical Dialogue with world experts: Carlos Pascual, Senior Vice President IHS Markit; Sir John Scarlett, Senior Advisor Morgan Stanley; Dr. Angela Stent, Author of Putin’s World: Russia against the West and with the Rest…
Electric cars are not a part of the solution to global warming because their efficiencies simply are not good enough. I have put together some numbers to show you why. Lets take a look. As I travel the US and visit energy conferences around the country, sometimes I am told that electric cars have no…
The Workforce Next Energy Summit was held April 18, 2019 at the Omni Hotel Galleria. This is an event that comes together to discuss ways to recruit, manage, and train the energy workforce; for instance, safety training, work skill verification and tracking, payroll, onsite employee housing, and project management software (for turnarounds). Here are some…
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 4/12/19 4/5/19 Refinery…
Houston, Texas, USA (15 April 2019) – The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) and United Against Human Trafficking (UAHT) are proud to continue their now five-year partnership to provide awareness, education, and outreach to end human trafficking. Utilizing UAHT resources, OTC helps educate attendees and exhibitors about the warning signs of human trafficking in communications before…
Here are some upcoming events, please check them out. ENTELEC Conference April 23 - 25, 2019 George R. Brown Convention Center http://www.entelec.org Emerson Process Solutions Quarterly Networking Event April 24, 2019 St. Arnold's Brewery http://www.houstonisa.org/event/networking-event-at-st-arnold-brewery-sponsored-by-emerson/
Electric Power Supply Association challenges New York, Illinois nuclear subsidies but petition falls short with Supreme Court of the United States. Supreme Court of the United States – Washington, DC Nuclear power won, this time. The Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA), a group who represents the interests of gas-fired power generators, petitioned the Supreme Court…
The Gulf Coast Power Association is holding its annual spring conference in Houston. The conference is focused on retail electrical power and all that entails. It is being held at the Hilton Americas. The event includes speech presentations and exhibition. Here is a short list of the presentation topics: Future of energy Energy storage Decarbonization…
On the afternoon of 4/15/19, we gathered at St. Arnold' Brewing for a Frac Sand networking party, sponsored by The Petroleum Connection. We had a great time discussing business and sipping on St. Arnold's beer. Frac sand is what keeps frac well open and allows the oil to bubble out. The best sand actually comes…
