[14 Apr 2010 | ]
Oil Investors Confident in New Drilling Opportunity

(Vocus/PRWEB ) April 14, 2010 — Liquid gold surges just below the surface of Navarro County, Texas, bringing heavy investors to the Lone Star State. Exxon Mobil Production Company has already announced plans to begin drilling sometime during the first quarter of 2010, and other companies are following suit. Just a hundred miles away – a mere trickle in terms of underground oil reservoirs – Max Tech Oil likewise plans to tap the resource, a plan that has investors smiling wide. The area, formerly owned by Exxon …

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[2 Nov 2011 | ]

The I.T. Kent Drilling project has undergone testing, is on-line and pumping oil.
The project operator, Trinidad Oil and Gas is extremely positive about well # 41 and anticipates being able to open other re-entry wells shortly.
A representative of Trinidad Oil and Gas said “It’s been a long time coming but we achieved our first solid results in testing and we are proceeding with caution to preserve the longevity of the well. We hope to have other re-entry wells live with some very strong results in the very near …

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[18 Jun 2010 | ]
“Yields” of a Barrel of Oil

Crude oil is a fossil fuel that is pumped from the ground. It can be pumped from onshore or offshore wells. Oil is measured by barrel. Each barrel of crude oil contains 42 gallons. The crude oil is refined and various products that we are familiar with are made. Some products are common knowledge, like gas, and others not, like birthday candles.
When oil is refined, the versatile hydrocarbons are changed to create a variety of products. Refining and processing are done with chemicals and with heat.
A barrel of crude oil …

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[16 Jun 2010 | ]
US Dependency on Foreign Oil

There are many options to reduce the use of crude oil products to reduce the US dependency on foreign oil. Currently the options are limited by cost and availability. For the average person, they cannot afford a new car, let alone a new electric car. There is a high cost to change over to solar and have a backup system to store energy or to use gas or electricity. While waiting for alternative energy to be affordable and available to the average person, the United States will be dependent on …

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[15 Jun 2010 | ]
Refinery Process Units

Once crude oil is pumped out of a well, it will need to be refined and processed to be able to turn it into usable products. There are many different types of units that are found in a refinery. These are some of them:

Desalter unit-before the crude oil enters the atmospheric distillation unit, the desalter unit will remove salt from it
Atmospheric distillation unit-the crude oil is distilled into fractions.
Vacuum distillation …

Oil & Environment »

[14 Jun 2010 | ]
Offshore Drilling Risks and Safety Precautions

Offshore drilling has been around for a long time and there are many precautions in place to keep workers safe, protect the environment, and reduce the impact on the sea life.  Though of course there will always be some disruption to the environment when people enter the picture (recreation, development, etc.), but when the offshore drilling regulations are followed, it is kept to a minimum. Recently the oil spill in the Gulf has made many people reconsider the risks and safety of offshore drilling.
There are risks to the environment include …