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U.S. LNG Expansion…..Is the industry facing headwinds for future expansions?

April 22, 2025
 |  Industry Trends
The challenges include current project cost overruns (prior to the newly implemented tariffs), a tight skilled US labor market, a recent 25% tariff on steel and aluminum adding more uncertainty, and a potential tightening domestic natural gas market. This tip of the month (TOTM) will discuss the challenges that lie ahead.
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Refinery Redesigns Critical Training in Response to COVID-19 Crisis

August 19, 2021
 |  Learning and Development
By 2020, many companies had already begun attempts to transition their training from face-to-face and add more e-learning and virtual delivery, but the COVID-19 pandemic hastened these companies to make their move with immediacy! Additionally, the industry’s financial health, used to previous highs and lows of economic cycles, faced an oil price de...
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Process Operator Simulators in High Demand

June 26, 2020
 |  PetroSkills News
Discover why people are investing in process operator simulators.
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PetroSkills Simulation Solutions Delivers First Virtual Simulator Course

June 18, 2020
 |  PetroSkills News
In May, PetroSkills Simulation Solutions delivered its very first series of virtual simulator courses. Learn about the virtual training process and hear from participants who took the course.
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US Natural Gas and Renewables - Part 3

February 1, 2020
 |  Tip of the Month
This tip of the month focuses on possible options for transportation fuels and how they compare in terms of reliability, cost and carbon footprint.
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US Natural Gas and Renewables - Part 2

January 1, 2020
 |  Tip of the Month
This tip of the month explores some of the current options being investigated to provide a clean energy solution in light of the global concerns over climate warming. Learn about viable energy sources other than wind and solar power.
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