Hi everyone, We’re happy to welcome back Joe Perino, a process industry veteran and a good friend, to our podcast series. Joe will be updating his Sound Off channel – his first effort since January 2017. It will bring our listeners up to date on his new position at LMS Research, based in Boston. Joe […]

In this episode of the Oil and Gas Sound Off Podcast, Joe Perino gives an update on the sharing of safety data in the offshore oil and gas industry. In this podcast, Joe discusses: State of sharing data in offshore drilling oil and gas Recent SPE meeting on data sharing New agreement between BSEE, Center for […]

In this episode of the Oil and Gas Sound Off Podcast, Joe Perino discusses how the Internet of Things is evolving in upstream oil and gas. What is the Internet of Things, or IoT? According to Wikipedia: The Internet of things (stylised Internet of Things or IoT) is the internetworking of physical devices, vehicles (also […]

In this episode of the Oil and Gas Sound Off Podcast, Joe Perino discusses the current state of low oil prices. While oil prices have rebounded significantly off of their recent lows of around $27 a barrel, it is worth investigating how we got here and where things are headed. Joe takes a good fundamental […]

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 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 […]