If you think gas is cheap now, just imagine what it would be like to fill up your vehicle for $10 – give or take a few dollars. That’s what it’s like when you visit a gas station in Saudi Arabia. With...
Author - Matthew Blockus
Matthew Blockus
Shell Granted Permission to Export U.S.-Produced Crude
According to a January 2015 Wall Street Journal article, Shell has officially been granted permission to export U.S. produced crude oil to offshore markets. Don’t worry though, because this will not make much of a...
The New Manufacturing Method To Drastically Improve Aircraft Design
Advanced manufacturing technologies are quite literally reshaping the face of aviation. Aerospace manufacturer Pratt & Whitney is currently developing two techniques to create engine parts that they call additive...
Why Oil Refineries Emit Fireballs
A few days before Christmas 2014, the San Francisco Bay Area was shocked to find a fire lighting the nighttime sky. Citizens worried that the source of the blaze was the Chevron oil refinery located in the community of...
When To Choose Between Synthetic and Mineral Oil
More often than not, when it comes down to what’s a better lubricant between mineral oils and synthetics, the answer is synthetic. That’s because, in general, synthetic are superior to mineral based oil...
The Superbowl Ad You May Have Missed
Millions of viewers were glued to their televisions on February 1 when the New England Patriots faced off against the Seattle Seahawks in Superbowl XLIX. The Superbowl is usually known for a great game, great halftime...
The Hidden Oil Rigs of L.A.
Before Los Angeles was known for making movies, it was known for making something else; oil. Believe it or not, L.A. used to be a small seaside town until the late 1800’s. In 1892, Edward L. Doheny discovered the...
Oil and Life in the Deep Biosphere
The deep biosphere. It almost looks like the setting for a subterranean, Hollywood adventure film. The biosphere is the layer of Earth that is home to life and all of its ecosystems. However, it is also the location of...
The World’s Largest Ship That Can Move Oil Rigs
Move over Titanic. There’s a new supersize ship making waves that everybody should soon become familiar with. Enter the Pieter Schelte, the world’s current largest ship, which can pull decommissioned oil...
Shell Seals Deal to Build Petrochemical Plant in South Iraq
Royal Dutch Shell signed a deal with Iraq on January 28 to build a petrochemical plant in the Basra oil hub, located in the south of the country, and have it up and running in the next five to six years. The Nibras...