Keystone Decision Angers Alberta
The oil-rich Canadian province that was hit hard by Joe Biden’s move to kill the Keystone XL pipeline is considering seeking compensation from the U.S. through an old free-trade rule that’s still in place. Alberta…
Tagged: Oil&Gas
Vac Trucks Require ‘Constant Vigilance’
Vacuum trucks are tank trucks equipped with a high-powered vacuum pump that sucks up solids, fluids, sludge or slurry at high speed through a hose. In the oil patch, their central task is to clean…
Biden Revokes Keystone Pipeline
The Biden Administration has revoked a key permit for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, the second time a Democratic administration has scuttled the $8 billion project in less than a decade. President Biden’s action was…
Brightoil Petroleum ‘Back in Business’
Brightoil Petroleum (Holdings) Limited said last month it is now “back in business,’’ having reached a settlement with the Vietnam-based trader Petrolimex which initiated a bankruptcy order against Brightoil over a $30 million debt. In…
Transcourt New Director of Business Development
Transcourt Tank Leasing is proud to announce the addition of Connor Lilley to its sales force in the role of Director of Business Development for the US, reporting to Vice President Shawn Rogers. Connor comes…
New Dixon Bayco Petroleum Product Indicators
Dixon Bayco Petroleum Product Indicators are designed to be mounted near the API discharge valves on road tanks using a standard bolt hole pattern. Available in standard and mini lengths these multi-product grade indicators can…
The Heil 5-axle Trailer
Heil Trailer’s Design and Engineering Team as they collaborated with their Salt Lake City dealer, Semi Service with a new 5-axle,12,000-gallon petroleum trailer developed specifically to help customers meet transportation challenges on the roads…
2 Fuel Groups Sign Agreement
UNITI Expo, a leading European trade fair for the retail petroleum and car wash industries, and Onexpo Nacional, A. C., Mexico’s largest association of fuel retailers, have signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen ties between…
U.S. Silica Upgrading Its Mine Fleet
In June 1998, an experiment to access gas trapped over a mile deep in the Barnett Shale north of Fort Worth, Texas, using sand, water and chemicals ignited a natural gas boom that rippled across…
Glut Upends Market For Frac Sand
For the last six years, Kevin Bowen has made a good living selling sand to operators and oil-field service providers who use it to complete horizontal wells. It was a lucrative market tied to the…
