Feature Stories
New Virtual Reality Training Puts Coal Mine Trainees in Driver’s Seat
January 6, 2020
From the cab of the haul truck, you can see for miles across the dark, jagged edges of the coal mine. A dragline sits idle while a man in a blue hard hat leans an elbow on the hood of
The Industry’s Environmental Partnership Report Details Progress in Curtailing Emissions
December 30, 2019
In the year since the Environmental Partnership was formed by oil and gas producers, membership has grown from about 20 companies to 65. These companies represent more than 80 percent of the nation’s top natural gas producers. The partnership recently
President Trump Joins Industry Leaders at Shale Insight Conference
December 30, 2019
A visit from President Donald Trump was the highlight of the day for oil and gas industry representatives from West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania attending the 2019 Shale Insight Conference in Pittsburgh. Trump last attended the Shale Insight Conference in
ABB’s Game-Changing Subsea Power System will Impact Offshore Oil and Gas Industry
December 3, 2019
Industrial technology manufacturer ABB has completed final testing of an autonomous subsea power system, which has been designed to improve oil and gas production from deep-water locations. At depths of 3,000 meters, in a region known as the abyssal plain,
European Fossil Fuel Divestment Could Prove Counterproductive to Curbing Carbon Emissions
December 2, 2019
A campaign among activist investors to strongarm major fossil fuel companies into greener business strategies through the divestment of assets could prove counterproductive, according to a senior academic. A reported $11 tillion has been withheld globally by shareholders in a
Digital Technologies Driving Reserves Numbers Up
November 18, 2019
Operators have traditionally grown their resources and reserves through acquisition, exploration and producing more from an already-discovered field. Now, digital technologies are helping operators increase reserves. Wood Mackenzie research director Andrew Harwood said that since the most recent oil price
Is the Green New Deal Really a Deal for USA?
November 18, 2019
Over the last decade, liberal journalists have held up Germany’s renewable energy transition — Energiewende — as an environmental model for the world. With Germany as inspiration, the United Nations and World Bank poured billions into wind, solar and hydro
Fracking Ban Proposed by 2020 Dems Would Kill Millions of Jobs
November 14, 2019
A proposed fracking ban put forward by leading Democratic presidential candidates would have a devastating impact on U.S. jobs, energy independence, and even national security, according to several studies. Reports from the American Petroleum Institute, Independent Petroleum Association of America,
Robotics Stepping Up Safety at Underground Mine Inspections in Ontario
November 12, 2019
Combining old technology with modern robotics has resulted in a new safety innovation for underground mines that’s expected to reduce risk and improve efficiency. The MRC Rail Runner, developed by SafeSight Exploration Inc. of North Bay, is a utility robot
MIT Engineers Develop New Way to Remove Carbon Dioxide from Air
November 11, 2019
A new way of removing carbon dioxide from a stream of air could provide a significant tool in the battle against climate change. The new system can work on the gas at virtually any concentration level, even down to the
