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In this episode of Sound Off, Joe Perino gives some background on how the BP Macondo / Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico led to the current trends in offshore drilling safety. Joe gets into what exactly happened with to cause the Deepwater Horizon systems to fail as well as the government response [...]

In this episode of The Drill Down, Marty Stetzer sits down with John Farina. John Farina is a true upstream oil and gas expert with almost 50 years of experience. His experience with oil majors, independents and as a consultant gives him a well rounded view of the industry and how current trends are affecting [...]

In this episode of the Oil 101 podcast series, we will discuss what determines reportable reserves in an oil and gas company’s balance sheet. In this 3-minute podcast, we will discuss: Oil and gas reserves Proven and probable reserves US and International reporting requirements Listen to Oil 101 – What Are Reserves? below: Relevant Links: [...]

In this episode of Sound Off, Joe Perino discusses how big data and advanced analytics are used in refining. In this current low oil price environment, one of the largest investments that oil and gas companies continue to make is in operational efficiency, and big data and analytics is a key part of this drive. [...]

In this episode of Sound Off, Joe Perino again follows up with his discussion on whether premium gasoline is worth the additional cost. If you missed it, be sure to go back to listen to the first episode of ‘Is Premium Gasoline Worth It?’. In that more in-depth discussion, Joe talks about the role of [...]

In this episode of Sound Off, Joe Perino follows up with his discussion on whether premium gasoline is worth the additional cost. If you missed it, be sure to go back to listen to ‘Is Premium Gasoline Worth It?’. In that more in-depth discussion, Joe talks about the role of octane and additives as well [...]

In this episode of Sound Off, Joe Perino discusses the often-asked question: ‘Is Premium Gasoline Worth It?’ Topics in this episode include a discussion on the difference between premium and discount gasoline and what exactly is ‘premium gas’. Additionally, Joe gets into octane, pre-ignition / knocking, RON vs MON. The refining processes that affect octane [...]

In this episode of Sound Off, Joe Perino discusses the changing US refining landscape. Some of the key topics discussed in this episode include global refining trends but with a focus on the U.S and North America. Joe also talks about the number of refineries, size and capacity, complexity, utilization, the crude slates that they [...]

In this episode of The Drill Down, Marty Stetzer sits down with Dick Ghiselin, a long time friend and industry veteran, to discuss current topics in oil and gas and this years Offshore Technology Conference. Dick retired from Schlumberger after 31 years in the business, with specialized knowledge of offshore oil and gas issues. He [...]

In this episode of The Drill Down, Marty Stetzer sits down with Doug Stetzer, EKT Interactive’s VP of Content and Community. While Doug is mostly know within our community as the voice of Oil 101, he also has extensive industry experience on the supply and trading side of the business. Doug brings his experience as [...]