Thursday, October 27, 2016
The price of crude oil has dropped dramatically over the course of the last decade. Back in 2008, a barrel of oil cost more than $150, but in recent years, the cost has plummeted, and has been between $40 and $50 per barrel for the...
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Tuesday, October 18, 2016
If you are into welding, there’s a good chance that you have at least heard of the two major types of welding: MIG and TIG. But what are the differences between these two methods and what is each different approach used for?...
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Monday, October 10, 2016
It has been a roller coaster ride for everyone involved with or invested in the oil industry this year. Oil prices have dropped as low as $27 per barrel earlier this year, about one-fourth of the price...
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Tuesday, September 20, 2016
There are plenty of stories about oil fields in the news, but most of them concern well-known fields. Houston-based Apache Corporation, however, recently announced its discovery of a significant oil and gas resource play in West Texas. ...
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Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Amid ongoing news of low and stagnant oil prices, it is easy to assume that U.S. oil production will also remain in a slump. A recent analysis by Forbes reaches a different conclusion, however. That report actually forecasts that U.S. production is poised to grow...
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Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Oil prices have kept investors and oil companies on edge over the past months. Prices, while still volatile, have at least been climbing recently. The worst may be over for now, but industry analysts are still predicting that oil markets will remain flat for quite...
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Monday, June 27, 2016
There is a saying that a crisis is too good a thing to waste. That’s been true these days of the oil industry, which has taken the downturn in oil prices as a way to push operational efficiencies and new technologies to improve how they...
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Tuesday, June 14, 2016
The 13 members of OPEC decided against making any policy changes during its most recent meeting earlier this month, dismissing calls from some members to institute a production cap in an effort to get oil prices to climb once again. Instead, OPEC members will continue to...
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Thursday, April 21, 2016
Despite efforts to reach a deal for a worldwide supply cap, the absence of a key country at a recent OPEC meeting created a meltdown in negotiations, causing the price of oil to remain on the low end. All parties were on board to support the...
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Tuesday, March 29, 2016
The past year has seen the lowest gas prices in more than a decade as some areas have seen prices well below $2 a gallon. As spring approaches, though, the price of gas is expected to climb again, regardless of the supply...
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