How cool is the recent news of a dinosaur tail with intact feathers preserved inside a piece of amber? Look at that. It’s so beautiful! My inner child, specifically the one obsessed with Jurassic Park, is oh, so...
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Kayleigh DeMace
Petroleum Product of the Week: Candy Canes
They come in many shapes, sizes, colors, and flavors. Chances are, if you’ve attended any Christmas parties, you already have plenty of candy canes at home. A Brief History Just like the Christmas tradition of...
Plastic by Numbers: What Do the Recycling Codes Mean?
Advances in recycling technology mean that more and more materials are recyclable—including plastics. However, not all plastics are able to be reused or are easily recycled in every community, unfortunately. In the...
Sarah Simonovich
Petroleum Product of the Week: Telescopes
This month is going to be an amazing month for stargazing. Between the Taurid Meteor Shower on the 11th, the “Super-Duper Moon” on the 14th, and the appearance of Mercury and Saturn in the sky on the 23rd, there’s...
The Consequences of Global Energy Poverty
“Access to energy is fundamental to improving quality of life and is a key imperative for economic development.” Living in a first world country with easy access to a variety of modern energy sources...
Understanding the Dakota Access Pipeline Protests
As of Friday, October 28, police have arrested at least 141 people protesting on private land regarding the Dakota Access Pipeline. According to the sheriff’s department, protesters were arrested on various...
The Stacking Dilemma: What Do You Do With Not-In-Service Oil Rigs?
Understanding the oil industry isn’t exactly easy–for starters, nobody even knows exactly how much oil is actually underground. The oil market ebbs and flows and is probably far more complicated than the...
The New and Improved Petroleum Service Company
We Are Industrial Pioneers Petroleum Service Company is the pioneer of online petroleum sales. But what does that mean, exactly? If you break it down, you can start with the obvious: we sell petroleum online. But not...
Understanding Industrial Gear Lubricants
Industrial vs. Automotive Oils Not all lubricants are created equal. And just as you wouldn’t want to mix up, say, tanning oil with grease, you don’t want to mix up your automotive lubricants with your industrial...
The Difference Between PSC and “Big Oil”
Even free-range chickens return to their coop. Environmentally-friendly, Sustainable, All-natural, Non-GMO, Vegan, Gluten-free, Organic, Kosher — one must wonder how people were living (and consuming) prior to the...
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