When I think of nitrogen gas delivery systems, I think of the cryogenic distillation of air.  But that is not the only way of generating nitrogen on site.  Another method is the use of membranes.  Pressure Swing Adsorption is also a viable avenue.  I recently spoke to a Generon engineer and here is a video…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Boston, MA, December, 11, 2018 Contrary to some observers who focus intently on trade data as a proxy for demand, China’s total oil product demand rose by only 150,000 b/d in 2018. This is part of the reason why the global oil market is so weak as the year comes to an…

Take a good look at this video, published today by Fox News.  To me, the caravan symbolizes the mentality of illegal immigrants:  "Let us in or we will just kick your door down".  How can Pelosi and Schumer be so "obtuse" as Andy Dufresne said in The Shawshank Redemption? Please click on the image to…

December 4, 2018 Gas flaring in the Permian Basin reached an all-time high in the third quarter of 2018, as the persistent rise in production collided with severe takeaway capacity challenges in the world’s most prolific shale play. Rystad Energy estimates that gas flaring in the Permian averaged 407 million cubic feet per day in…

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Lisa Cooper, VP of Integrated Services at Aware360, lead a session on behavior-based safety in driving.  Lisa is an expert in telematics - the branch of information technology that deals with the long-distance transmission of computerized information. Aware360 states that driving causes 41% of all fatal workplace injuries and that 90% of crashes are caused…

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It appears that the increase in flaring of natural gas is not tied to the low price of gas, according to the first two figures below.  Even in 2004 when gas prices were fairly high, flaring was already on the rise.  In either case, flaring natural gas does not really make scientific nor economic sense…