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Here is an image of the crude oil from them Russian oil spill in the Kerch Strait. The link above shows them cleaning in up, 1 shovel at a time. This is some nasty ass crude oil. The only salvation, I think, is it washed up on the Russia coast, not on Crimea. The "oil" behind the recent boom in the Permian Basin is a very light condensate, that is on the limit of "crude oil". A lot of the oil produced is so light that there are penalties that reduce the price of the oil received. Unfortunately, most of this light oil/heavy condensate is not a good fit for the US refineries that were "modernized" in the 80's-90's to be able to refine the heavier crude oil imported from Mexico and other countries. While the US is "self sufficient" in oil production, we export the lighter crude produced in the Permian and continue to import heavier crude, primarily from Canada and Mexico. Here is an article that shows the some of the different grades of crude oil produced in the US. Business Insider What crude oil looks like 14 surprising and bizarre photos from oilfield workers reveal what crude oil actually looks like when it comes out of the ground Business Insider Benji Jones Apr 8, 2020, 11:42 AM CDT Dozens of oil and gas workers shared their photos of crude oil, and they make "black gold" seem like a misnomer. - Tony Hemen • If there's one substance that drives the global economy, it's oil — and oil has had a chaotic couple of months. • The coronavirus pandemic has cratered fuel demand, while at the same time Saudi Arabia has boosted supply. • These forces have sent the price into a tailspin and driven companies to bankruptcies, layoffs, and spending cuts. • While oil is at the epicenter of energy news, there's little focus on the substance itself. • Business Insider asked dozens of oilfield workers to share their photos. They reveal that crude oil comes in all different colors and consistencies. The success of many of the world's corporate giants, which are worth hundreds of billions in market value, depends on a single substance that formed from the ancient remains of algae and plants — oil. A fossil fuel, oil is one of the planet's largest economic drivers. And in case you missed it, it's had a rocky couple of months. The coronavirus pandemic has cratered demand for fuel, while at the same time Saudi Arabia has boosted supply. Together, these forces have sent the price of oil into a tailspin, forcing companies to file for bankruptcy, lay off workers, and cut spending by billions. All of this is, thanks to just one commodity, which often feels intangible. You hear about oil as a price, or in industry revenue. But what does it actually look like when it comes out of the ground? Business Insider reached out to dozens of US oil and gas workers on Facebook and asked them to share their photos of crude oil. The images reveal that crude oil comes in all kinds of colors and consistencies. And that the classic image of oil as a thick, black, tar-like substance is often pretty far from what wells pump out of the ground — at least in the US. Some oil looks like green juice, like this bottle from the Bakken oilfield in North Dakota. - Casey Jones The ratio of different hydrocarbon molecules and other substances such as sulfur determines the color of crude, according to Foued Badrouchi, a doctoral student in the department of petroleum engineering at the University of North Dakota. The oil's relative density, known as specific gravity, also affects the color, he said. "Crude is different colors when it first comes out of the ground," George Brackett, a member of a Bakken oil and gas Facebook discussion group, wrote on Facebook. "Bakken crude is a green color." Lighter, or less-dense, crude tends to be more greenish-brown, another member wrote. Here's some more greenish crude in a container called a "thief." - Ramiro Martinez This crude from West Texas has a low specific gravity, said Ramiro Martinez, another group member, who shared the photo. That's why the liquid is almost translucent. Oil workers use containers like these to test the oil's relative density, temperature, and other properties before it goes into a pipeline. Sediment can build up in the oil storage tank, which you can see here. - Ted Farni "When transporting the oil from the well to the pipeline by truck, we need to test the oil to make sure it's good quality," Ted Farni, an oil buyer, wrote on Facebook. "We use tools to get samples and test temperature and gravity." In this photo, the lighter-green at the bottom of the thief is sediment. Here's another green smoothie from North Dakota. - Chad Craver The tool sticking out measures the oil's specific gravity. Crude can also be thick and waxy, like this oil from Utah. - Rich Sorenson Junior Crude oil that has a high proportion of paraffin — a type of hydrocarbon — is thick and waxy, especially at low temperatures. This is an example of a heavier crude with a much higher relative density or higher specific gravity. "It causes huge problems for us," Badrouchi said. "It's like wax. The oil with a lot of paraffins is so heavy it can clog the well." To transport waxy oil, you have to keep it hot. This crude is from Roosevelt, Utah - Micah Tobias Barker "All the crude out there is completely saturated with wax to the point that all the tanks are insulated and the oil has to be kept hot to transport," he wrote on Facebook. "We aren't allowed to load it unless it's between 140-180 degrees Fahrenheit." 'This is good, clean oil, but high paraffin' Here's some more waxy oil, this time from Montana. - Steven Unterseher "Some of the older wells around Killdeer [North Dakota] had so much paraffin in the oil that if you didn't get it off your truck in time in winter you were stuck with basically a candle inside the tank," Steven Unterseher, an oil worker who moderates the Bakken oilfield discussion group, wrote on Facebook. Other crude is yellowish, like this one from West Texas... This crude is much lighter, which is why it looks nearly transparent. - Tony Hemen "Light crude oil contains a large amount of liquid natural gas," Badrouchi said. Liquid natural gas is essentially natural gas — namely, methane — that's been cooled down or pressurized into a liquid form. ...or even clear, such as this bottle, also from West Texas. The bottom is water and the top is oil. - Tony Hemen Crude oil can take on an orange color, too. - Tony Hemen When you see crude in a container like this it indicates that it's been mixed with a solvent and spun in a centrifuge. That allows you to see how much water and sediment the oil contains — in this case, there's a bit of each at the lower tip. Water can "accumulate and freeze pipes eventually down the line," Farni said. "Also, if the oil is 2% water or dirt the buyer wants a discount. In volume, it adds up." Or it can even look red. - Ted Farni "Some of the oil south of the [Missouri River] is this magnificent fluorescent red-orange-yellow-green, all at the same time," Farni said. "It's weird and I'm not sure why other than just the location." This is another light oil that's been spun in a centrifuge. - Tony Hemen Again, you can see a small amount of sediment at the lower tip. This turquoise crude comes from a natural gas plant in Midland, Texas. - Tony Hemen Badrouchi says that some natural gas is "wet," meaning that it has a lot of condensation. The condensation is high-gravity crude oil, he said. "This is very high quality because it's very light," he said. Even from just two days of hauling oil, you can see a whole range of colors. - Tony Hemen "Crude oil is actually some pretty interesting stuff," Rich Sorenson Junior, who's also part of the oilfield group, wrote on Facebook. "I just wish people understood it better and how crucial it is to life as we know it."

Sorry for the cancellation. No worries and no stress. enjoy the day with the kids. I am just now able to finalize game day plans, too many things up in the air this week. Speaking of things up in the air ...

NO! NO! HELL FUCKING NO!!!

Thank you!!! I've been waiting for the before "bravado" to the after "oh shit!" Is this the McKinney who got the goal post at TTech?

I remember reading that after another Texas win, then Texas A&M president R. Bowen "Bow-Tie" Loftin heard "pooooooor aggies" for the first time and asked what they were saying. When told what is was, he reportedly said, "Well that's the last time that's going to happen!" A&M later moved to the SEC.

A few random data points. Texas is outscoring SEC opponents by an avg 30-16. Outside of Georgia, we have led our opponents by an avg of 29-6. Texas has 22 drives over 50 yds long, averaging 71 yds/drive. Texas has given up 8 drives over 50 yds, inc 3 by Florida after the score was 42-0. Texas' SEC opponents are completing 57% of their passes, for an avg of 5.3 yds/att. Texas' SEC opponents have rushed for 3.3 yds/att. Texas is averaging 4.7 yds/att. Texas' SEC opponents have rushed for 109 yds/game and passed for 151 yds/game, total of 260 yds/game. Florida rushed for 114 yards after the score was 42-0. Other than Georgia, Texas' largest lead per game has averaged 22-8. Texas wins Saturday, 34-13.

The Cochem Castle, located in the Rhineland-Palatinate state of Germany, installed a chain across the Moselle River as a means of collecting tolls from passing ships. It's good to be the King.

This is one of my favorite traditions, watching the the cheerleaders dance routine to the Wabash Cannonball between the 3rd & 4th quarters. Not just a bunch of pretty faces.

Avatar checks out, pussy. I'm sorry that reading about innocent people fighting for the right to exist has worn you out.

#591, Tommy Brockermeyer, OT, TCU

The plan works against most teams. It is predicated on getting the ball to fast players in space, and forcing the defense to make one on one tackles. Georgia, Texas and a few others have NFL players at all 3 levels of the defense, and routinely make those plays. A&M has a good DL, but their LBs and DBs are average at best. It’s not the plan, it’s the execution of the plan. Even with Moss, they were never going to run over us. Without him, Reed is getting chased and hit all night long. Sometimes, I think, that I might not have got into Texas these days. Then I read this board, and those silly thoughts disappear. Maybe, just maybe, T. York will morph from a 6’-0” plug into an NFL linebacker. Or, maybe he won’t. 4 of the 7 drives were in the 4th quarter against Michigan, MSU, Vanderbilt and Florida, when the games were never in doubt and we had emptied the bench. Arkansas had the best chance to run on our defense. They got 2.4 yds/at. FIFY They may use some chains, but most of the “structural integrity” is provided by bailing wire. That is used for, among other things, holding bales of hay together. Using pencil-lead-thin wires to hold together ~ 2,000,000 lbs of logs, and taking 12 lives in the process, … criminal level of incompetence.