December Vol 8 Issue 8 Mike Dewine Along with Most Republicans Win in Ohio By: Ken Collins, Orion Strategies Republican Mike DeWine defeated Democrat Richard Cordray to become Ohio’s next Governor. Political pundits labeled the race a “toss-up” and pollsters had the race as a tie, within the margin of error leading up to Election Day. However, Governor-elect DeWine pulled away with a win of over 4 percentage points, 50.7% to Mr. Cordray’s 46.4%. With 52% of registered Ohioans voting, DeWine garnered the […]
Read more →December Vol 8 Issue 8 The Explosion of Edge Computing in Oil and Gas By: Ian Eyberg, CEO, NanoVMS If there is one industry that has quickly adopted and embraced edge computing, it’s the oil and gas industry. In fact, oil and gas are quickly becoming leaders of edge computing. There are even conferences springing up on this very topic like the upcoming “Emerging Computing Technologies in Oil & Gas” in Houston in late January and there was a prior one in October of […]
Read more →December Vol 8 Issue 8 Petroleum Engineering at Slippery Rock University By: Slippery Rock University Founded in 1889, Slippery Rock University has gained a trusted reputation for producing some of the best and brightest minds that strive to make a difference in the world. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering program was established in 2016 and is designed to produce highly skilled graduates equipped with solid scientific knowledge and professional skills to achieve a rewarding career in an industry of high demand. This is […]
Read more →December Vol 8 Issue 8 Five Reasons Why Organizations Are Outsourcing Pipeline Control Room Services By: Louis Krannich, CEO, Remote Operations Center A pipeline control room is the central nervous system of oil and gas operations – continuously receiving and processing tremendous amounts of sensory data, quickly highlighting important information requiring action and using that information to coordinate and control operations to mitigate risks and optimize performance. With heightened public attention on pipeline assets, growing regulatory oversight over operations, increased market competition amongst operators, and […]
Read more →December Vol 8 Issue 8 What Can Public Data Tell Us? By: Tom Foster, Foster Analytics You may be aware that each state makes data about oil and gas wells available to the public. In the Marcellus/Utica region they can be found at the WV Department of Environmental Protection, the PA Department of Environmental Protection, and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The information provided varies for each state but they all include the oil production and gas production for each well. Despite this information […]
Read more →October/November 2018 / Vol 8 Issue Blind Debate: What the Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Candidates Have to Say About Oil and Gas By: Teresa Irvin McCurdy, President of TD Connections, Inc. I want to thank Pennsylvania’s Gubernatorial Candidates Governor Tom Wolf and former Senator Scott Wagner for participating in this article to help us gain some insights into where they stand on issues. I asked both candidates the same questions and held both to the same space constraints to provide answers. Neither were able […]
Read more →October/November 2018 / Vol 8 Issue 7 Infrastructure – The Key to Growth in the Tri-State Area By: Bryce Custer Along the Ohio River Corridor, in the “Shale Crescent” area from Monaca, PA to Marietta, Ohio drilling continues in the Utica and Marcellus Shale plays. Midstream companies continue to put in gathering lines connecting the wells to the rest of the United States. Natural Gas and Natural Gas Liquids are flowing north to Ontario Canada, East to Marcus […]
Read more →October/November 2018 / Vol 8 Issue 7 Marcellus Utica Political Update By: Curtis Wilkerson is Principal at Orion Strategies As the 2018 election comes to a close, there are a number of races and developments around the Marcellus and Utica region that are of interest to the industry. On a national level, prognosticators of the political landscape have suggested that Democrats are likely to take control of the United States House of Representatives, while the upper chamber most likely remains in Republican control. In […]
Read more →October/November Vol 8 Issue 7 State of the US Dot Urine Drug Screen in 2018 By: Ray Keller Jr, DO, CEO, Spread Med, Inc. Introduction to DOT Urine Drug Screening (UDS) US Department of Transportation (DOT) drug testing was established by Executive Order No. 12564, Section 503 of Public Law 100-71, and 5 U.S.C. section 7301. These actions were initially taken in response to a January 4, 1987 Amtrak crash in which the engineer tested positive for marijuana. 14 people perished in addition […]
Read more →October/November 2018 / Vol 8 Issue 7 West Virginia Governor’s Energy Summit The West Virginia Office of Energy sponsored the Annual Governor’s Energy Summit in early October. The event was held at the Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, West Virginia over a three- day period from October 9th thru October 11th and featured many of the region’s energy leaders. Headlined the “Energy Innovation: Powering a Nation,” panel discussion topics included energy efficiency programs/policies, promoting the shale region, renewable energy, alternative […]
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