by Blake Zimmerman Houston | Oct 3, 2019 | Blake Zimmerman, Oil Industry
As oil prices have begun to recover from the 2014 oil price crash, the future of the oil and gas industry has been a hotly debated topic in American media. On one hand, renewable energy and green energy continue to gain a foothold in the collective consciousness of...
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 | Apr 16, 2019 | Blake Zimmerman
Liquefied Natural Gas, commonly known as LNG, has recently resurged as a popular news topic as officials seek more profitable and efficient ways to transport and export natural gas. The process was invented in the 19th century, but has become a topic of conversation...
