Even though the Macondo incident in the Gulf of Mexico did not directly involve shallow drilling hazards, since Macondo, the oil and gas industry has focused increased attention on all possible hazards involved in deep water drilling. The new focus has followed a three-step approach to address various drilling hazards that may be encountered in …

Each year the Petro-Tech Study Group facilitates a salary survey for Techs in the Houston Metro area.  Petro-Tech salary surveys are in very high demand by employers and department managers as well as the Study Group members.  We compile the results and compare to prior years, as well as other comparable industry survey results. Results …