Tests on two in–service compressors show corrected performance maps can predict a compressor's performance within 5% relative error under most situations.
Pipeline failure probabilities calculated by the Monte Carlo method are better than those given by the first-order reliability method (FORM) but have a longer calculation time...
An oil-price plunge that began in the second half of 2014 and continues into 2015 raises questions about production from unconventional resources in the US.
Crude oil prices plunged nearly 50% from June, 2014, to mid-December, driven by fundamental imbalances and market pessimism that remain ominously in place as 2015 begins.
Before we get much farther into the new year, let's look back on the old. 2014 was disappointing in several respects, but there were some bizarre - and occasionally bright - moments...
Based on a sample taken Apr. 3, 2014, BP PLC has published an updated assay of Kissanje Blend crude oil from the Kizomba B deepwater project in Block 15 offshore Angola, which...
Decommissioning in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) is a specialized market. It is also small relative to regional upstream spending, with capital expenditures of about $1-2 billion/year...
The latest Western sanctions on Russia's Arctic gas industry, including OAO Gazprom and OAO Novatek, have had a geopolitical impact on the Kremlin. This may lead to closer relations...
North Dakota has approved new rail transportation safety standards for crude oil that stipulate operating standards for oil-conditioning equipment at the well to separate production...
High-volume hydraulic fracturing will be banned in New York state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration announced Dec. 17, citing health risks and concerns about possible contamination...
Enacting a severance tax aimed at Pennsylvania's unconventional natural gas activity would substantially harm the commonwealth beyond the industry itself, three oil and gas trade...
US energy policies have come into sharper focus in the last six years, the International Energy Agency said in its latest periodic review. It specifically cited the US Department...
The US Environmental Protection Agency issued a final regulation aimed at improving the clarity and consistency of oil and gas data submitted to its greenhouse-gas reporting program...
Under new management, the US Senate will make the Keystone XL pipeline its first order of business in 2015 and energy in general a focus of continuing attention. Those subjects...
The hype surrounding Toyota Motor's recent announcement that it will begin selling a car powered by hydrogen fuel cells in the US next year obscures an inconvenient truth.
Rapid growth of oil stocks-a physical manifestation of the surplus that began crushing crude prices in mid-2014-raises a question: How much empty space exists in which to store...
WellDriveWellDrive has rolled out improved search and upload features to its web-based services that saves oil companies thousands of dollars in wasted time. WellDrive , a Houston...