AOGR, May 2020By Dan Larson Although pandemic realities forced cancellation of their annual meeting, leaders of the Kentucky Oil & Gas Association are moving ahead with plans to stay in touch with members, at least virtually, and to support their operations as the economy begins to recover. “It always gets back to how best to […]
Petroleum prospecting could see a revival in Tennessee with widespread adoption of the latest geological mapping software, predict leaders of the Tennessee Oil and Gas Association. Although the group’s Annual Meeting, originally scheduled for May 10-11 in Frankfort, was cancelled, TOGA members can still access a knowledge base of information about how free software is […]
With one eye on the coronavirus headlines, Illinois oil and natural gas companies gathered in early March to discuss a quiet first two months in the general assembly, revisions to the state’s enforcement code and how updates to state data systems affect geological nomenclature. Much on the agenda at this year’s Illinois Oil and Gas […]
Buoyed by a billion-dollar budget surplus for a second consecutive year, New Mexico leaders are working to assure their state is a land of opportunity while recognizing that it is made possible by the oil and gas industry. In this year’s biennial budget session, the governor’s package of funding mechanisms for childhood care and education, […]
An anticipated flood of new legislation aimed at stifling Illinois’ oil and gas industry in the aftermath the 2018 election turned out to be surprisingly modest, say leaders of the Illinois Oil & Gas Association. As it prepared for its 74th Annual Meeting, leadership of the IOGA cites its standing policies of assured but reactive […]
While researching funding models for journalism start-ups, I came across another example of why news paywalls do more harm to solid journalism than good. My online search led me to an article on a website published by Inside Philanthropy. According to its Crunchbase listing, Inside Philanthropy is a journalism site that aims to “pull back […]
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Oil and gas trade groups gear up for summer convention season. In Colorado, the shifting political landscape and intense competition from private convention producers forces COGA to end the trade expo side of its annual Energy Summit. In New Mexico, the IPANM casts a wide net as it looks to step up as the authority […]
The online giants Google, Facebook and Amazon have sucked all the air from advertising in print and online news. That’s old news. With no recourse but to charge readers to read, the new business model for purveyors of news is to keep their stories visible in search engines but not let the reader read those […]
Water treatment veteran Ed Newman, had two goals in mind when he designed a new oilfield treatment system: fit easily into tight wellpads and provide a revenue offset through effective oil recovery. His treatment system that he calls simply the Out of the Box oil recovery and water treatment system is a perfect example of […]
