Tuesday, April 07, 2015
Thanks to hydro fracking, the Texas oil industry turned out unprecedented volumes since 2010. Billions of dollars have been made, thousands of jobs were created and small town economies from Maverick to Leon counties have prospered over the past five years. Enter the spring of 2015 and these...
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015
U.S. crude was up 3.6% to $49.21 a barrel this week due in great part to a weaker dollar. In conjunction with the weaker dollar, the fighting in Yemen and speculative buying boosted prices. But with energy alternatives growing tremendously, the oil bust may be for good this...
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Sunday, March 15, 2015
With oil prices having dropped immensely over the past year, analysts are indicating there is likely another price fall in the very near future. Even after having stabilized over the past month to about $50 per barrel, there are signs on the horizon there will be a another...
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Sunday, February 22, 2015
The recent drop in oil prices has been detrimental to the economies relying on oil drilling across the country. Thirty thousand workers have been laid off and thousands more are expected to lose their jobs. But analysts are unsure if the worst is truly over. Since oil prices...
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Tuesday, February 03, 2015
Dropping gas prices are keeping drivers smiling. But the real impact from plummeting gas prices has everything to with dropping oil prices. Every time oil prices significantly drop for an extended period of time, production will subsequently wane. As oil production slows, they don’t need to employ as...
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Sunday, January 25, 2015
As oil prices plummet- 60% lower than the ½-year ago figure- drilling budgets across Texas are vanishing. And usually quick drastic turnarounds such as this tend to resonate over an extended period of time. This is exactly why experts are projecting a prolonged impact from the dropping prices...
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015
With oil prices having dropped to under $50 a barrel for the first time since 2005, gas prices are dropping like a rock. Americans are driving more freely without having to worry about how the gas guzzling is chewing at their pockets. While consumers are ecstatic about the...
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Monday, December 15, 2014
Machining implements processes and molds that can make the smallest to largest parts for any industry. But machining isn't simple manufacturing, in the sense the practice doesn't necessarily employ an assembly line. It is more often than not, actually, the exact opposite. That's because precision machining is used...
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Sunday, November 30, 2014
To secure a patent on your invention, you must file an application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). There are four crucial steps that must be taken before you can apply that will help ensure that you receive a patent and protect your invention. First...
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Thursday, October 30, 2014
Metal-on-metal contact is not the ideal situation for effective and safe operation of any type of machine or motor vehicle. While metal pieces can fit together and work to make an object function, bare metal is not developed to work well with other pieces of bare metal, especially...
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