by Blake Zimmerman Houston | Jun 26, 2019 | Oil Industry
Crude oil use by the U.S. industrial manufacturers has been consistent since the economic crisis of 2008; though, the usage level is wholly lower than before the economic crisis. In place of crude oil, natural gas increasingly constitutes a greater proportion of total...
by Blake Zimmerman Houston | Jun 12, 2019 | Blake Zimmerman, Oil Industry
Oil drilling has become quite the hot topic in recent years. Many people have opinions on the process and use of the natural resource, but few understand how the process actually works. Crude oil and natural gas are created when plankton die, fall to the sea floor,...
by Blake Zimmerman Houston | May 15, 2019 | Blake Zimmerman, Oil Industry
Natural gas and oil have a great deal in common, but many people don’t know what the differences are between them. Both are hydrocarbons that are formed from the remains of dead plants and animals over the course of millennia. A hydrocarbon is a molecule that...
by Blake Zimmerman Houston | Mar 29, 2019 | Blake Zimmerman, Blog, Oil Industry
With demand response resources no longer being utilized for emergencies and instead being used to help manage grids, we can expect that the energy sources we use to evolve with it and change the future of energy. Demand response is being used by utilities and...
by Blake Zimmerman Houston | Feb 19, 2019 | Blake Zimmerman, Blog, Oil Industry
Blockchain technology has revolutionized industries all around the globe. Advanced technology has now become more valuable and viable for companies and industries. As the natural gas industry embarks on innovations, they begin to incorporate and embrace blockchain...
by Blake Zimmerman Houston | Jan 7, 2019 | Blake Zimmerman, Blog, Oil Industry
Natural gas has a myriad of uses and impacts nearly every facet of functions in our everyday lives. Similar to petroleum oil it is a fossil fuel, but it is cleaner for the environment when it is burned. Natural gas is extracted from oil fields or pockets of natural...
