In the 1950s, I was involved in oil drilling gas in southeastern Kansas. Much of the free-flowing, 28 gravity (thick) oil had diminished to one to three barrels per day. Hence came secondary recovery!
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently reinforced the current trend of natural gas-powered equipment when it granted certification to two of GE’s Waukesha engines for mobile, non-road applications: the L7044, a 1,680-horsepower, 1,200 kW 12-cylinder engine, and the smaller 5794, a 1,380 horsepower, 1,000 kW 12-cylinder engine.
Vermeer hosted U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker at the company’s Pella, Iowa, facility as part of the secretary’s nationwide tour. Pritzker is seeking input from businesses on how best to foster job growth in the United States.
Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell praised safe and responsible oil and gas development during a recent tour of Bakken Formation areas of North Dakota.
A lot of contractors might opposed government subsidies on principle, but drillers in geothermal could benefit from a little more federal attention to that sector.
If you listen to the media, you’ll hear a lot of horror stories about how bleak the job outlook is for young people. And while there are certainly some problems, the fact remains that certain industries are growing like crazy and can’t find enough workers.
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