Less than an hour from downtown Houston, the world’s petroleum capital, the Offshore Energy Center (OEC) operates its facility, the Ocean Star. This totally unique museum and learning center is located o.
[pdf] Drilling in the Permian Basin remains steady, based on figures from the latest Baker Hughes rig count. The report showed 303 oil and gas rigs were active in the basin of West Texas and southeast New Mexico. It was the highest count in all of the nation’s various shale plays.
[pdf] An oil rig blowout can occur when a rig applies excessive pressure during the drilling, forcing the underground pool of oil to erupt. Using unsafe drilling procedures, non-standardized drilling practices, and defective equipment can hasten the blowout, exposing workers to multiple risks.
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