Influential Oil & Gas Industry Voices Should Elevate Those Who Champion the Industry and Its Benefits Dear Mr. Toon, As a petroleum engineer for nearly 40 years, I’m no stranger to those who believe our industry should fundamentally change or go away entirely. We’re inundated with the supposed “horrors” of oil and gas production, fracking,Continue reading “An Open Letter to Steve Toon, Editor-In-Chief of Oil And Gas Investor Magazine”
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Are You Anti-Fracking? So Was Joe Biden Before He Knew The Facts.
By now you’ve probably seen the last presidential debate, where a significant amount of time was spent speaking about the energy industry. Disclaimer: The purpose of this video isn’t to get political or showcase support for one candidate or the other, both candidates have their downsides just like in every other political election since theContinue reading “Are You Anti-Fracking? So Was Joe Biden Before He Knew The Facts.”
Sorry Bloomberg, But Fracking Is Actually The Key To Energy Sustainability
Why The Future Of Energy Sustainability Begins With Fracking In The USA A few months ago, Bloomberg released a video that held Fracking as America’s ‘Moneypit’ and implies the shale boom as nothing more than modern day wildcatters who are pulling money from investors into their own pockets, with nothing to show for it. IContinue reading “Sorry Bloomberg, But Fracking Is Actually The Key To Energy Sustainability”
How Would You Evaluate And Book Reserves For A New Acreage?
In this quick video series we want to ask all the professional engineers out there how they would evaluate this unconventional undeveloped reserve. Link To PowerPoint How Would You Evaluate The Reserve? Leave Your Comment Down Below!
Petroleum Economics: Understanding Internal Rate of Return and Net Present Value
Link To PowerPoint What is IRR or the Internal Rate of Return? IRR is the interest rate at which the net present value of a project’s cash flow equals zero. IRR is used to evaluate the attractiveness of a project or investment. The Pros & Cons Of IRR IRR makes it easy to rank projectsContinue reading “Petroleum Economics: Understanding Internal Rate of Return and Net Present Value”
How Fracking Empowers Minority Communities Around The World
By Carissa Lamkahouan Ban Fracking? For some on the left, that’s a fight best left only when the time is right. Many on the political left, and especially those who consider themselves progressives, oppose fracking for environmental reasons, arguing the process contributes to global warming. However, the cause of banning all fracking is not asContinue reading “How Fracking Empowers Minority Communities Around The World”
Oil and Gas Vet Launches Social Media Movement Against Climate “Fascists”
April 7, 2020 How The Climate Change Narrative Follows Politics And Not Science To say Gilles Bourgeois is a man on a mission might be a cliché; it would also be the truth. Bourgeois, a 57-year-old semi-retired petrophysicist and self-described “doctor of wells and reservoirs” for the oil and gas industry, uses the power ofContinue reading “Oil and Gas Vet Launches Social Media Movement Against Climate “Fascists””
Female Oil and Gas Industry Vet Says Field is Great for Women, Encourages More to Take a Look
By Carissa D. Lamkahouan June 2, 2020 Flipping Oil & Gas Gender Stereotypes Upside Down As a woman working in the oil and gas industry, Rachel Kernion is accustomed to being amongst men. However, she was a bit surprised when, years ago at the start of her career, a male colleague made a joke atContinue reading “Female Oil and Gas Industry Vet Says Field is Great for Women, Encourages More to Take a Look”
Texas Gulf Coast Oil And Gas Reserves Analysis Case Study
This is an in depth case study looking back on the reserves analysis of an area within the Texas Gulf Coast for Corum Production Company, produced by the lead petroleum engineer at Mire Petroleum Consultants, Kurt Mire. Link to Google Slides / PowerPoint Analyzing The Reserve Estimation To Determine The Project Economic Accuracy The primaryContinue reading “Texas Gulf Coast Oil And Gas Reserves Analysis Case Study”