What's in a Barrel of Oil? The 42-Gallon Breakdown
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on Mar 01 2022
Have you ever wondered what, exactly, is in a barrel of oil? It's certainly not full of monkeys, tha…
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Petroleum Service Company on Jan 22 2018
For many of us, we don't really have to put too much thought into pumping our own gas. When our tank…
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Petroleum Service Company on Sep 27 2017
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Petroleum Service Company on Sep 27 2017
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Petroleum Service Company on Jul 17 2017
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Petroleum Service Company on Jul 17 2017
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Petroleum Product of the Week: Champagne Flutes
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Petroleum Service Company on Dec 30 2016
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Petroleum Service Company on Dec 26 2016
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Petroleum Service Company on Dec 26 2016
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Petroleum Service Company on Dec 23 2016
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Petroleum Service Company on Dec 23 2016
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Petroleum Service Company on Nov 16 2016
Advances in recycling technology mean that more and more materials are recyclable— including plastic…
The Consequences of Global Energy Poverty
Petroleum Service Company on Nov 02 2016
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Petroleum Service Company on Nov 02 2016
"Access to energy is fundamental to improving quality of life and is a key imperative for economic d…
Understanding the Dakota Access Pipeline Protests
Petroleum Service Company on Oct 28 2016
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Petroleum Service Company on Oct 28 2016
As of Friday, October 28, police have arrested at least 141 people protesting on private land regard…
The New and Improved Petroleum Service Company
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We Are Industrial PioneersPetroleum Service Company is —the pioneer of —online petroleum sales. But …
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Petroleum Service Company on Apr 11 2016
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Rigs to Reefs: Mitigating Human Impact on the Environment
Petroleum Service Company on Apr 05 2016
We've got the whole world in our hands Humans shape the environment that we live in. It's plain …
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We've got the whole world in our hands Humans shape the environment that we live in. It's plain …
Industrial Coatings -- The Dark Horse of the Petroleum Industry
Petroleum Service Company on Mar 10 2016
PSC just recently announced that we'd be carrying two products, Tectyl 435D and Tectyl 437D, in 5 ga…
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PSC just recently announced that we'd be carrying two products, Tectyl 435D and Tectyl 437D, in 5 ga…
DIY: A Guide on How to Change Your Vehicle's Engine Oil
Petroleum Service Company on Mar 05 2016
DIY oil change In the debate of changing your own oil versus going to the shop to have it done, …
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DIY oil change In the debate of changing your own oil versus going to the shop to have it done, …
The Problem With Petroleum -- Crying Over Spilled Oil
Petroleum Service Company on Mar 03 2016
It's hurting both your profits and the earth — but as a natural substance, why do the various ecosys…
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Petroleum Service Company on Mar 03 2016
It's hurting both your profits and the earth — but as a natural substance, why do the various ecosys…
The Art of Oil: Turning Petroleum into a New Medium
Petroleum Service Company on Feb 09 2016
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Petroleum Service Company on Feb 09 2016
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Petroleum Service Company on Feb 09 2016
Rarely do the sentiments of YouTube commenters so uniformly align. Refrained variations of the same…
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Petroleum Service Company on Feb 09 2016
Rarely do the sentiments of YouTube commenters so uniformly align. Refrained variations of the same…
Petrochemicals: Clearing the Name of Petroleum One Product at a Time
Petroleum Service Company on Feb 06 2016
Planet Earth runs on Petrol It's no exaggeration to say that the world runs on petroleum and n…
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Petroleum Service Company on Feb 06 2016
Planet Earth runs on Petrol It's no exaggeration to say that the world runs on petroleum and n…
Black Oil: How THE X-FILES Made Petroleum Spooky
Petroleum Service Company on Jan 26 2016
"Are you familiar with the so-called X-Files?" Gillian Anderson & David Duchovny in Sunday's epi…
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Petroleum Service Company on Jan 26 2016
"Are you familiar with the so-called X-Files?" Gillian Anderson & David Duchovny in Sunday's epi…
One really strange scene from the STAR WARS Saga
Petroleum Service Company on Dec 17 2015
A new Star Wars film in theaters is roughly the media-equivalent of the Christmas Truce of 1914 -- t…
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Petroleum Service Company on Dec 17 2015
A new Star Wars film in theaters is roughly the media-equivalent of the Christmas Truce of 1914 -- t…
Pitch, and the World's Longest Active Science Experiment
Petroleum Service Company on Oct 14 2015
You might find it hard to believe, but there is a science project that's been —ongoing since 1927 at…
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Petroleum Service Company on Oct 14 2015
You might find it hard to believe, but there is a science project that's been —ongoing since 1927 at…
3 Methods For Protecting and Preserving Spare Gearboxes
Petroleum Service Company on Oct 07 2015
Proper care and storage of spare gearboxes is critically important for insuring gearbox reliability.…
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Petroleum Service Company on Oct 07 2015
Proper care and storage of spare gearboxes is critically important for insuring gearbox reliability.…
A Famous Photojournalist's Gulf War Experience
Petroleum Service Company on Sep 22 2015
In 1991, Saddam Hussein's forces were retreating from Kuwait during the first Gulf War. As part of a…
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Petroleum Service Company on Sep 22 2015
In 1991, Saddam Hussein's forces were retreating from Kuwait during the first Gulf War. As part of a…
The Top 5 Movies About Oil
Petroleum Service Company on Aug 21 2015
There's nothing like the grainy yet glorious visuals of an old classic or the modern flare of today'…
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Petroleum Service Company on Aug 21 2015
There's nothing like the grainy yet glorious visuals of an old classic or the modern flare of today'…
The History of Why Oil Comes In a "Barrel
Petroleum Service Company on Aug 19 2015
When it comes to oil, did you know that a "barrel of crude" contains only 42 gallons rather than 55 …
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Petroleum Service Company on Aug 19 2015
When it comes to oil, did you know that a "barrel of crude" contains only 42 gallons rather than 55 …
Don't Be Fuelish: A Look Back At the 1973 Oil Crisis
Petroleum Service Company on Jun 11 2015
Imagine sitting on your favorite piece of living room furniture and enjoying some quiet time. Only y…
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Petroleum Service Company on Jun 11 2015
Imagine sitting on your favorite piece of living room furniture and enjoying some quiet time. Only y…
Iraq's Largest Oil Refinery: The Latest Battlefield in the Fight Against ISIS
Petroleum Service Company on May 27 2015
A recently released video from over the Memorial Day weekend showed Iraq's largest oil refinery engu…
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Petroleum Service Company on May 27 2015
A recently released video from over the Memorial Day weekend showed Iraq's largest oil refinery engu…
Molecular Level Research Enables Oil-Catching Mesh and Improved Lubricity
Petroleum Service Company on Apr 23 2015
Ohio State University researchers have developed another tool in the every-expanding list of effecti…
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Petroleum Service Company on Apr 23 2015
Ohio State University researchers have developed another tool in the every-expanding list of effecti…
How Much Warmer Would Earth Be If We Used Up All Our Fossil Fuels?
Petroleum Service Company on Apr 15 2015
When the words "climate change" of "global warming" get brought up in the news or political debate, …
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Petroleum Service Company on Apr 15 2015
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How Fracking Saved the U.S. Economy
Petroleum Service Company on Mar 19 2015
The fracking revolution has been critical for the rebound that the United States has seen in its eco…
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Petroleum Service Company on Mar 19 2015
The fracking revolution has been critical for the rebound that the United States has seen in its eco…
The History Behind Operation PLUTO
Petroleum Service Company on Mar 12 2015
Oil pipelines remain as one of the hot topics in today's U.S. governmental talks. Currently, our lea…
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Petroleum Service Company on Mar 12 2015
Oil pipelines remain as one of the hot topics in today's U.S. governmental talks. Currently, our lea…
Simple Ways to Monitor Lubricant Conditions
Petroleum Service Company on Mar 06 2015
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Petroleum Service Company on Mar 06 2015
Inspections are commonly done on assets to ensure that everything is in good, working condition. It …
Oil + Eyelashes = Maybelline?
Petroleum Service Company on Feb 27 2015
One might find it hard to correlate the relationship between oil fields and make-up products. In a b…
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Petroleum Service Company on Feb 27 2015
One might find it hard to correlate the relationship between oil fields and make-up products. In a b…
The Machine That Converts Plastic Into Oil
Petroleum Service Company on Feb 26 2015
For years, one Japanese man has been hard at work creating a machine that will convert one of our so…
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Petroleum Service Company on Feb 26 2015
For years, one Japanese man has been hard at work creating a machine that will convert one of our so…
The Slow Motion Oil Spill That You Can Help Stop
Petroleum Service Company on Feb 19 2015
Almost every time you visit the gas station, it happens. In that split second between the pump shutt…
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Petroleum Service Company on Feb 19 2015
Almost every time you visit the gas station, it happens. In that split second between the pump shutt…
Shell Granted Permission to Export U.S.-Produced Crude
Petroleum Service Company on Feb 13 2015
According to a January 2015 —Wall Street Journal article, Shell has officially been granted permissi…
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Petroleum Service Company on Feb 13 2015
According to a January 2015 —Wall Street Journal article, Shell has officially been granted permissi…
Why Oil Refineries Emit Fireballs
Petroleum Service Company on Feb 10 2015
A few days before Christmas 2014, the San Francisco Bay Area was shocked to find a fire lighting the…
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Petroleum Service Company on Feb 10 2015
A few days before Christmas 2014, the San Francisco Bay Area was shocked to find a fire lighting the…
The Hidden Oil Rigs of L.A.
Petroleum Service Company on Feb 05 2015
Before Los Angeles was known for making movies, it was known for making something else; oil. B…
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Petroleum Service Company on Feb 05 2015
Before Los Angeles was known for making movies, it was known for making something else; oil. B…
Oil and Life in the Deep Biosphere
Petroleum Service Company on Feb 04 2015
The deep biosphere. It almost looks like the setting for a subterranean, Hollywood adventure film. T…
Industry
Petroleum Service Company on Feb 04 2015
The deep biosphere. It almost looks like the setting for a subterranean, Hollywood adventure film. T…
The World's Largest Ship That Can Move Oil Rigs
Petroleum Service Company on Jan 31 2015
Move over Titanic. There's a new supersize ship making waves that everybody should soon become famil…
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Petroleum Service Company on Jan 31 2015
Move over Titanic. There's a new supersize ship making waves that everybody should soon become famil…
The Petrobot Project
Petroleum Service Company on Jan 29 2015
In an ever-progressing chain of developments designed to make the dirty work of oil production more …
Lubricants
Petroleum Service Company on Jan 29 2015
In an ever-progressing chain of developments designed to make the dirty work of oil production more …
The Magic Wand for Cleaning Oil Spills
Petroleum Service Company on Jan 24 2015
Oil spills are a messy and unavoidable fact of life on Earth. When they happen, particularly in envi…
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Petroleum Service Company on Jan 24 2015
Oil spills are a messy and unavoidable fact of life on Earth. When they happen, particularly in envi…
Beans Behind the Scenes - When Small Farms Meet Big Oil
Petroleum Service Company on Jan 23 2015
For a controversial practice such as fracking, it might seem a bit odd to think that beans are parti…
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Petroleum Service Company on Jan 23 2015
For a controversial practice such as fracking, it might seem a bit odd to think that beans are parti…
The "Best" Price of Oil and How It May Not Be What You Think
Petroleum Service Company on Jan 22 2015
A pair of researchers at the Dutch Research Institute for Transitions have recently come to an unexp…
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Petroleum Service Company on Jan 22 2015
A pair of researchers at the Dutch Research Institute for Transitions have recently come to an unexp…
Track World Events with Fluctuations in Oil Prices - A Helpful Tool
Petroleum Service Company on Feb 26 2013
The oil market is global and far-reaching.Often political events, economic turmoil, and natural disa…
Energy
Petroleum Service Company on Feb 26 2013
The oil market is global and far-reaching.Often political events, economic turmoil, and natural disa…