If you’re reading this, you’ve been affected by the oil & gas industry slump. There’s a glut of oil & gas in the world markets and the prices have plummeted. This affects everyone. Especially so if you’re a small oil & gas producer or work for one. We understand. We’ve been in business for over […]
Continue readingLast week we discussed how to beef up your software security to avoid data breaches in your own office. One thing we glaringly left out was how much of a danger passwords are to cyberscares like Heartbleed in 2014 – a security bug that left around half a million of the Internet’s secure web servers […]
Continue readingHave you been hearing about all the cyber attacks happening at major corporations this year in the news or had to cancel your credit card because of the recent credit card hack at Target? These big cyber scares can mean serious problems for customers across the country – but did you know there are security […]
Continue readingIf you were to look around at all the marketing in our world today, you might be inclined to think that price is all that matters to make a sale. After all, why else would our inboxes be full each morning with special offers, one-day only sales and heavily discounted items we may have been […]
Continue readingHaving your data converted from one oil & gas accounting system to another can be either a joy or a pull-out-your-hair experience. Once the data is converted you must do some checking to make sure that it converted correctly before operating the new software as your production system. Here are 5 things that must be […]
Continue readingRemember the days when you’d anxiously await the arrival of your new software installation CD so you could finally get started on your new software? While some companies still rely on install disks for their software I see it eventually going away. Companies that still use install disks sell them in a retail environment, because, […]
Continue readingDoes catching up on current events that aren’t promoted on your Facebook newsfeed or highlighted on the the radio seem like a luxury? Blogs are where I usually turn to to decompress, but honestly, the oil and gas industry doesn’t have many interesting bloggers right now. Instead, here’s a list of the top five sites […]
Continue readingWhy is it that some people handle change better than others at work? One of the most common questions we get at SherWare is how hard will it be for someone to switch their software? Which means the underlying question is: how much change is this going to be for our office? Change is inevitable, […]
Continue readingDoes the following describe you? You own an oil and gas operating company and to save money you or someone else has setup an elaborate spreadsheet to track your oil and gas disbursements. You’ve spent hours setting up this spreadsheet and have duplcated the sheet for each well you operate. You have the steps memorized. […]
Continue readingDue to the capital intensive, high-risk nature of developing oil and gas properties, companies routinely combine their capital and knowledge in joint operations to share the cost and reduce risk. These sharing arrangements usually involve the transfer an operating interest or non-operating interest by one party to another in exchange for a contribution to the […]
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