The Waterjet Meeting in Graz

I was not planning on writing about the Conference that I have been at this week. It deals with the uses of high-pressure (typically about...

Saudi Oil Production - read Minister Al-Naimi's small print

Yesterday the Saudi Arabian oil Minister, Ali Al-Naimi, commented that the days of easy oil are not over , and that there remain at least 88...

The ASPO Conference - final thoughts

The remark that sticks most in my mind, as I look back on this year’s ASPO-USA Conference was one that I believe totally missed the underlyi...

Transient Travel Break

I have been traveling over the last two days and will be spending the next week at a Conference. However, since the Conference is dealing w...

ASPO Conference- last day

One of the helpful aspects of the ASPO-USA organization is that they post the videos and presentations that were given at their conferences....

The Chilean mine rescue continues with 4 men out.

I am sitting watching the rescue of the miners from the copper/gold mine in Chile. Four of the miners have been brought to the surface so f...

The Chilean Miners - nearing a rescue

The rate of progress in rescuing the miners from the copper mine in Chile continues to be better than expected. After the completion of the...