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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.

Thanks for the info!!! For good reasons, the schizophrenic US policies have to be unnerving, for everybody. At the end of the day, you need equipment that works, and is cost effective. How close does US continued support for Ukraine correlate to the EU, NATO and others buying US products v. other countries production? Similarly, behind the scenes, how is the US doctrine of "controlling" how the US made weapons are used by Ukraine viewed from the other NATO countries. If the US turns its back on Ukraine, does that marginalize US contractors from feeding at the trough for reconstruction? It seems to me if that is the card we play, the US influence within the EU and Nato will be substantially diminished.

My $0.02 worth ... President Trump inherited a populace that is as fragmented and splintered as any in history, as well as the foreign policy hairballs of Russia, Iran and China. As complicated as it is, his first move goes a long way in corralling the foreign policy side of the equiation. Trump's has aspirations of being our greatest President and cementing his Legacy. Here is one benchmark. As of today, The new administration is looking for a 1 day solution to a centuries old issue of Russia's expansionist doctrine. Is this the Legacy Trump wants, that he stood in the shadows and sprinkled holy water on Russia's state sponsored terrorism and invasion of a sovereign country that brought a wave of war crimes, brutality and and human suffering not seen since WWII? The bombed out shell of what used to be Bakhmut would make a good backdrop for that. Or, does Trump want to something else, to have the same legacy that Ronald Reagan has for being the force behind the tearing down all of the Berlin Wall and ushering in a new era and one of the most important inflection points in the history of Europe? In my mind, that is a very binary choice. Do you support the democracies of the world in offering a hand to the rest of the world, or are you stomping on them with a black boot? How Trump handles Russia and Putin goes a long way the rest of foreign policy issues. As with most things, follow the money. Iran must be treated delicately, for now, as the Iranian oil production is needed to balance and help stabilize the world economies. Other than Russia, there is not enough idle production capacity to offset a significant decrease in Iranian production without a price spike. Increasing Russia oil production provides more options on Iran, and while Trump can influence that, he can't control it without alignment from the other interested parties. Bringing Russian oil back into the market, in a manner that funds the rebuilding of Ukraine, would have broad support and long lasting support. Equally important, it somewhat isolates Iran in an Iran issue, and reduces one of the possible ripple effects on the rest of the world. Positive moves (in the eyes of the civilized countries) in dealing with Russia and Iran goes a long way in dealing with China. Will it be Ronald and the Donald, and does Donald get remembered as a Russian lackey? I am hopeful that Trump's Ego comes into play, in a manner that makes him pause, and think, how his actions will be remembered, for eternity.

FIFY Of all the Treaties and Agreements and Contracts and Deals that have been broken since the dawn of man, this one is very close to the top of my list. The US and Russia and Ukraine agreeing that Ukraine would give up its Nuclear Weapons in exchange for a peaceful existence, backed up by the US and Russia. Give up you weapons ... and FUCK YOU. Why would anybody trust the US Government for anything? The Vietnam War & Watergate created a huge distrust between the American people (me) and our government. The US capitulating to Russia and ignoring their Crimes against Humanity will accelerate and magnify the distrust of the world and the US. The US isolationist dream that allowed Hitler to run amok over Europe has come full circle, only now the US cannot simply flip a switch and take what it wants from other countries, unless we choose to be Russia 2.0. Yes we can isolate ourselves, but the US is not self sufficient and needs what the rest of the world has. That isolationist behavior will come at an unforeseen cost. Well said 956, as we have come to expect. Not just to 956, but to so many of you. There is not any one issue that really affected my thoughts on the election more than Ukraine. Almost 1% of America agreed with me. Other than a quick glance at pre-market economic activity and the "news", this board is the first thing I read. Joe Biden's first words on Ukraine soil, "How are the kids?", was a high point for me. Unfortunately, it has been a long slide downhill since then. I feel like I need to apologize for being an American. So sad. I want #3, but would accept #2. FAFO. Foreign Policy was deemed the most important issue by ~ 2% of the electorate. Growing up on an an Air Force Brat on SAC bases tend to give one an alternate view of reality, but it is my reality. My father was a jet engine mechanic, in the Philippines in the early 60's and in Taiwan and Andrews AFB during the Vietnam War. Foreign policy issues were kind of a big deal for us. Call me a 2 %'er. China's shenanigans in the South China Seas gave been going on for ~20 years. The Middle East has always been a powder keg, but now Israel and Iran are playing and smoking and using the keg for a table. The world is in turmoil, and a lot of the Americans that work thinks they are entitled to work from home, 30 hours a week, and retire before they are 40. They have access to all the information in the world, and they just don't care about anything other than their own little idealistic lives. I don't think they will ever take a hard look at anything.

That is the personification of a “Bad Mother F*cker.” Running Back John Walker “Skywalker”, Texas schoolboy High Jump Champion. Always loved the way the ref signaled touchdown. Mickey Richenbach, from Taylor, Texas, mid 70’s.

Saw this bad boy Monday afternoon, at the house, before we went out to the ranch. I see bigger deer here at house than almost any deer we've ever seen at the ranch.

We would be better off taking a knee on 1st down, rather than handing off to a RB running parallel to the LOS and losing 3-4 yards. That NEVER works against OU and we did it repeatedly. Same thing w/ Georgia and Vanderbilt, with the same results. Forcing a running game with the remaining, smaller backs is Sark's biggest brain cramp. Short passes in the flats has worked well, when coupled with a downfield passing offense. When the majority of passes to the WR are in the flats, the defense collapses to the LOS and there is no place to catch and run. QE is a 3rd year starter running the same offense, with one of the best WR rooms in the country, and he is playing more like a red-shirt freshman. Scoring 6 points w/ 77 yards passing in the second half against Vanderbilt is criminal. If QE can not or will not throw to the middle of the field when it is vacated by blitzing LB and DB, the offense will stall, the defense will get worn down, and we will lose games we have no business losing. Sark doing the slow pucker from "All Gas" to "Turtling Tom Herman" is the most disappointing thing, that he thinks he can win the SEC with half the play book going unused.

ALL GAS, MY ASS!!! What a fucking abortion of an offense. A 2 yard pass on 3rd and 8 is a very low probability throw. Quit doing that shit. Calling a running play parallel to, and 4 yards behind, the LOS works maybe 1 time a game. You can’t start 2 and 12 half of the time if you aren’t even going to throw the ball 10 yards downfield. I like that our WR’s are good blockers, but they are better receivers. It would be nice to throw to them down the field sometime. How many passes did QE throw 15 yards past the line of scrimmage? Most of QE long throws were not close enough for the receiver to touch, much less catch. Best WR room in the country and we can’t get a pass to them. Texas can win with QE if we start fast and get a big lead. QE does not have the “it” to lead Texas in a come from behind, 2 minute dill. Quinn started 18 for 19 for ~ 211 yds. He ended up going 27 of 37 for 288 yds, meaning he finished 9 of 18 for 77 yards, or a little over 4 yards per attempt. That’s some Mendoza Line kind of production. 6 points in the 2nd half? Boo!

That must be the cost of the bags at Home Depot to make a yard. We used to estimated the cost of concrete, (forms, poured, finishing) @ $350/yard, ~ 30 years ago. No way in hell $150/yard would cover the cost of poured concrete today.

Texas had a once in a lifetime opportunity to storm into the SEC in our inaugural season and knock Georgia off their pedestal, and assume the leadership role and the dominant position in the SEC and all of College Football. And, ...we laid a fucking egg. My repost from Saturday morning: I’m doing something I hate that others do… I ain’t reading all this bullshit. I expect Saturday night to be as special as any game in our proud history. Biggest sports night in Austin, ever. The perfect setting. Home in Austin, Texas, baby! We have been through so much, for so long, and we have come so far. Texas is a team and organization that has earned the respect of others, with the full commitment and support of so many. Sark, and the young men who choose to honor us, as they represent us, will deliver, and we will take the place we were destined to be. Hook ‘em!!! For me, 1977 was the worst. My senior season, and Earl's, going against Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl. Texas was an overwhelming favorite, and got embarrassed. This may have been "a run of the lill loss" in some ways. But it is the worst in so many ways. Texas had a perfect, and unique, situation to accelerate and reinforce all the good things that have happened for the 1st time in a generation, and knock the SEC dick in the dirt in the process, and we fucked it up. Now, we are simply one of the many floundering around trying to figure it all out, and worse, we have legitimized all the BS of the SEC! SEC! SEC!, that we, meaning you, will here about for eternity.

QE won't wait 2 seconds for the play to develop before he is throwing the check down to a receiver 3 yards behind the line of scrimmage. This becomes exponentially worse when QE won't run the ball. There was one obvious play QE handed the ball to the RB (who got swallowed by 2 defenders), instead of pulling the ball and running to the open field. His aversion to contact is crippling the running game and giving Texas very little chance for success. IF QE can't or won't play his position the way he is supposed to, he needs to be sitting down.