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New Study Shows Lifting Crude Export Ban Would Benefit U.S. Economy
A recent study conducted by the Brookings Institution – a non-profit organization devoted to independent research and innovative policy solutions – found that lifting the current ban on the export of crude oil could add between $600 billion and $1.8 trillion to the...
LNG Industry Primed for Growth in East Africa
A recent study released by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) stated that in 2013, six of the top ten oil and gas discoveries in the world were in Africa. Regions off the eastern coast of the continent, in particular, have generated a great deal of interest in recent...
What Will Russian Sanctions and A Repealed US Export Ban Mean for the Energy Market?
With the recent sanctions against Russia and growing international pressure to lift the U.S. export ban on crude oil, questions remain about whether a major shift in the oil and gas market is on the horizon. New EU and U.S. sanctions prohibit Russia’s state-run and...
North Dakota Oil Output Reaches One Million Barrels Per Day
Figures released by North Dakota’s Department of Mineral Resources showed that the state’s oil production had, for the first time, eclipsed 1 million barrels per day. Figures released in previous months showed that North Dakota had been inching closer and closer to...
Subsea Processing Helping Boost Recovery Rates
As producers and E&P companies continue to look for new and innovative ways to cut costs and boost recovery rates, seabed production solutions are becoming increasingly important. Gas compression and subsea separation technologies in particular, have become...
The Role of Cyber Security in Midstream Operations
In 2013, the Department of Homeland Security announced that an astounding 40% of all cyber attacks in the U.S. were directed at the energy industry. Perhaps even more alarming is that fact that these attacks didn’t just come from run-of-the-mill Internet hackers or...
Debottlenecking: What It Is and How It Can Help Optimize Downstream Processes
At a glance Part 1 of 2 on debottlenecking for downstream oil and gas—learn the basics of debottlenecking for refinery operations. Debottlenecking: What it is and why it’s important Strategic approach to debottlenecking: Evaluate and upgrade-retrofit-replace Safety...
Eagle Ford Presenting Significant Opportunities for Midstream Companies
Containing an estimated 7 - 10 billion barrels of recoverable oil, the Eagle Ford shale play is the largest on-shore oil reserve ever discovered in the continental U.S. This month, oil production in the play is expected to reach 1.4 million barrels per day, making it...